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UK tests if COVID-19 vaccines might work better inhaled
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/nation-world/uk-tests-if-covid-19-vaccines-might-work-better-inhaled/507-7952ac3f-95f1-4f2a-8c65-f778f12130a0Previous studies have shown vaccines delivered by inhalation require lower doses than by injection, which might help stretch limited supplies.
Author: Associated Press
Published: 6:33 AM CDT September 14, 2020
Updated: 6:33 AM CDT September 14, 2020
LONG BEACH, Calif. — British scientists are beginning a small study comparing how two experimental coronavirus vaccines might work when they are inhaled by people instead of being injected.
In a statement on Monday, researchers at Imperial College London and Oxford University said a trial involving 30 people would test vaccines developed by both institutions when participants inhale the droplets in their mouths, which would directly target their respiratory systems.
Larger studies of the Imperial and Oxford vaccine are already under way, but this study aims to see if the vaccines might be more effective if they are inhaled.
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