Dual Coronavirus-Flu Vaccine to Start Human Trials
FRIDAY, Oct. nine, 2020 (HealthDay Information) — Human trials of an experimental nasal spray vaccine for equally the new coronavirus and seasonal flu are scheduled to begin early upcoming thirty day period, Hong Kong scientists say.
The early-phase trails of the twin vaccine — which is meant to induce an immune response in the nose’s mucous membrane — will enroll about 100 volunteers, the Washington Post described.
The experimental vaccine is one of dozens of coronavirus vaccines less than advancement throughout the world, but apparently the initially to also guard against the flu.
General public health and fitness specialists have warned that the blend of the coronavirus pandemic and flu period could overwhelm hospitals, the Post described.
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