Medical Economics July 15, 2024
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First clinical trial for nasal COVID-19 vaccine
Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health announced the first human trials studying a possible nasal COVID-19 vaccine had opened. The clinical trial has enrolled participants at three sites across the US, with researchers believing the vaccine candidate may provide better protection against new variants than current COVID-19 vaccines given via an injection.
“The concept is that we’re looking for next generation vaccines,” John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and chief innovation officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, said. “Throughout the pandemic, we had the incredible scientific breakthrough of COVID vaccines that happened, that got into production incredibly quickly and were safe and effective. But of course, we...
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