Holy shit, this is great news!
I'd a hundred times sniff a vaccine versus having to go through all the hassle with an injection.
That depends on how well it works but assuming it isn't too much less effective I'm in
It also opens the door to lots of vaccines being easy to use, like we could probably eradicate some diseases.
This is a real game changer. Or I hope it will be
Assuming the unit-price is comparable, that's going to save a hell of a lot of money.
I just went to the drive-through (spot the American) COVID/Flu shot clinic. There were probably 40-50 people working there, directing traffic and jabbing arms all day.
Assuming it works, I wouldn't be surprised if they phase out the injection in a few years.
They've had inhalable flu vaccines for a bit though limited in terms of availability. The shot is a fair bit cheaper though so be interesting to see whether this is cheap enough in the current antiscience environment to stick (haha) around. Even if this works for flu we are still going to be getting covid boosters via a needle for a number of years at least.
Nasal ones have been less effective in the past. Still better if it gets those who straight up won’t get anything if it’s a shot.
I think I’d rather have a sore arm than this crap in my nose and throat for however long.
+1 on preferring the needle, where I live it takes 15-30m to get the shot and it's not very crowded.
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