The whole world is preparing at different levels to deal with the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the nasal vaccine has again come into the limelight. The scientific name of the nasal vaccine is BBV154. This is the first such corona vaccine that has been trialed in India.
There have been two phase trials of the nasal vaccine. At the same time, now the approval for the third trial has also been received from AIIMS. The first trial was done on volunteers for 18 to
60 years; in August the second phase trial was approved. At the same time, the
third phase of the trial is still pending. Significantly, the nasal spray vaccine
is being made in India by Bharat Biotech. At the same time, research on this
type of vaccine is going on in other countries.
What is Nasal Spray Vaccine? The nasal spray vaccine will be given through the nose rather than by injection that will prepare the immune part inside the nose. The nasal spray is considered more effective because the major part of many diseases passes through the nose. In such a situation, the nasal spray vaccine prepares immunity by going into the inner part of the nose and helps in preventing diseases.
Benefits of Nasal Spray Vaccine-
- We will get rid of injections.
- Our immunity will be ready inside the nose.
- We will get rid of respiratory infections.
The nasal vaccine was used on European cats. Which proved to reduce the virus of Covid-19 by 96 %. The study worked at the Center for Public Health England, a British Government agency. At the same time, in the research of scientists from Lancaster University in England and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, positive results have also been shown on the lungs from the vaccine.