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The Latest Research on a Nasal Spray COVID Booster Shot, With Dr. Akiko Iwasaki
The Latest Research on a Nasal Spray COVID Booster Shot, With Dr. Akiko Iwasaki
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Real-world data shows that protection against Covid-19 infection wanes a few months after two or three shots of mRNA vaccines (while protection against severe disease remains high). But what if there was another kind of booster that could shore up the immune response in your nose, the "door" to your body? Like bouncers at a club, a better prepared nasal defense system could stop the virus in its tracks -- mitigating illnesses as well as community spread. Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale, is working on such a booster, with fantastic results recently reported in mice. In this episode, she shares the details of this important work.
Released:
Feb 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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