COVID-19 Vaccine Inhaler In The Works, Greener Alternative To Liquid Jabs
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The dry vaccine could be administered without the need for a healthcare provider
The product can withstand up to 40 degrees Celsius
Researchers in Sweden are currently working on a new type of COVID-19 vaccine that allows people to take it via a plastic inhaler.
A team of scientists from Iconovo in Medicon Village in Lund, Sweden, are developing a COVID-19 vaccine enclosed in a thin, plastic inhaler. The team, led by chemist Ingemo Andersson, are hoping their product could give people access to powdered versions of their vaccines at home.
BBC News
By Maddy Savage
image captionCould this be how we take Covid vaccines in the future?
Right now, protection against Covid-19 comes via an injection. But in future, those vaccines could come from inhalers or even pills.
In a white, airy laboratory in Medicon Village, one of southern Sweden s largest science parks, chemist Ingemo Andersson holds up a thin, plastic inhaler, half the size of a matchbox.
Her team is hoping this tiny product could play a big role in the global fight against coronavirus allowing people to take powdered versions of future vaccines at home. It s easy and it s really cheap to produce, says Johan Waborg, CEO of the firm, which usually makes inhalers for patients with asthma.