The 1st nasal Covid vaccine

China has approved the first nasal Covid vaccine inhaled up the nose.

This programme is available on the Health Check Page and is available NOW On-Demand until Wednesday the 14th of September. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 11th of September in Phuket at 8:00 AM on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via the Internet radio portals.

James Gallagher, BBC Health and Science correspondent explains how a sniffed vaccine primes the immune system.

More on the nasal Covid vaccine

Two needle-free COVID-19 vaccines that are delivered through the nose or mouth have been approved for use in China and India. China’s new vaccine, announced on Sunday, is a nasal Covid vaccine inhaled through the nose and mouth as an aerosolized mist, and India’s, announced on Tuesday, is administered as drops in the nose.

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Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Erika Wright

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