Drug-free nasal spray could protect against COVID, flu
Harvard scientists say this $25 nasal spray beats flu, colds and COVID-19 with 99% success
If this flu-busting nasal spray lives up to its promise, it will be a blockbuster. Scientists at Harvard Medical School have developed a simple nasal spray, made of harmless ingredients, that they reckon can protect us against flu,
Drug-free nasal spray could protect against COVID and flu, Brigham and Women’s study says
A new study found a new drug-free nasal spray may protect against respiratory infections like COVID and the flu, according to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “The COVID pandemic showed us what respiratory pathogens can do to humanity in a very short time,
Colds, flu, and COVID – could one spray stop them all?
Scientists have developed PCANS, a nasal spray that could potentially shield us from a wide range of airborne threats, from everyday colds to pandemic-causing viruses.
New nasal spray offers 99.99% protection against flu, pneumonia, COVID-19
Most respiratory viruses, like the flu and COVID-19, enter the body through the nose. When an infected person exhales, sneezes, coughs, or even laughs, they release droplets containing the virus, which others can inhale. These pathogens attach to the nasal lining, replicate, and are further spread.
The FDA approved an at-home nasal spray flu vaccine, but it's not available quite yet
A nasal spray to prevent influenza could make it easier for more people to get vaccinated, said Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett. But it won't be available until next flu season.
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Opinion: Harvard scientists say this $25 nasal spray beats flu, colds and COVID-19 with 99% success
If this flu-busting nasal spray lives up to its promise, it will be a blockbuster. Scientists at Harvard Medical School have developed a simple nasal spray, made of harmless ingredients, that they reckon can protect us against flu, colds and COVID-19 with near-100% success.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers developing nasal spray that kicks COVID & Flu
The next fight against COVID and the flu may be as simple as the spritz of a nasal spray containing non-drug ingredients already used in other similar products. Researchers at Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital are developing a new spray that has shown to be 99.
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The biopolymers behind a multimodal nasal spray
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