Dual Coronavirus-Flu Vaccine to Start Human Trials
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Human trials of an experimental nasal spray vaccine for both the new coronavirus and seasonal flu are scheduled to start early next month, Hong Kong researchers say.
The early-stage trails of the dual vaccine — which is meant to trigger an immune response in the nose’s mucous membrane — will enroll about 100 volunteers, the Washington Post reported.
The experimental vaccine is one of dozens of coronavirus vaccines under development worldwide, but apparently the first to also guard against the flu.
Public health experts have warned that the combination of the coronavirus pandemic and flu season could overwhelm hospitals, the Post reported.
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