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A healthcare professional administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
The delta variant surge in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is putting a strain on hospital systems and creating a crisis that’s akin to when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold. Meanwhile, the region continues to have some of the lowest uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine.
While states have tried
coaxing reluctant residents into getting the shot with various incentives, some businesses and health experts in the region say it’s time to start creating more disincentives for the unvaccinated. During a press conference on Friday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards even hinted at another statewide mask mandate.
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Two immunologists say an intranasal Covid vaccine can elicit an immune response at the site of infection – the respiratory tract.
Intranasal vaccination, which is administered through the nose, is also needle-free, meaning that more people may be willing to get vaccinated.
Ultimately, using both intramuscular and intranasal Covid vaccines may be effective in combating Covid-19.
Out of the 108 Covid-19 vaccines that are currently undergoing clinical trials, only eight are delivered intranasally (through the nose) – the rest are mainly given intramuscularly (into the muscle).
Considering SARS-CoV-2, the respiratory virus that causes Covid-19, predominantly enters the nasal passage first (this is why testing for the virus involves nasal swabs), a nasal spray vaccine could be beneficial in the continued fight against Covid, say two immunologists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
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