Is there an alternative to COVID vaccines, like a mist or spray?

TO BETTER TREAT KIDS WITH CANCER. IAN: WE CONTINUE WORKING TO GET ANSWERS TO QUESTION YOU HAVE ABOUT THE VACCINE. A PEWTER ASKED IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE COVID VACCINE. — IF YOU WERE ASKED. SOMETHING LIKE THE FLU MIST. I TOOK A QUESTION TO DR. DAVID KIMBERLING. TO HIS KNOWLEDGE TREHE ARE COUPLE OF VACCINE CANDIDATES LOOKING AT A MIST OR NASAL SPRAY BUT HE THINKS THAT IS STILL A WAYS AWAY. >> I DON’T THINK ANY OF THOSE ARE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO BEING AUTHORIZED FOR IN HUMANS. WE ARE PROBABLY TALKING A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE WE SEE ANY OPTIONS LIKE THAT IF WE GET TO THAT POINT. BUT IT IS REALLY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT, IT’S A RESPIRATORY VIRUS. IF YOU CAN INDUCE THE IMMUNITY RIGHT THERE IN THE NASAL MUCOSA, IT MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND THAT IS WHAT SOME COMPANIES ARE EXPLORING, THAT POSSIBILITY. IAN: IF YOU HAVAE QUESTION, OUR WORK TO GET YOU AN ANSWER.

COVID-19 Q&A: Is there an alternative to the vaccines, such as a mist or spray?

WVTM 13 is working with health experts to get you the facts on any questions you may have related to the COVID-19 vaccines.In this segment, a viewer asks WVTM 13’s Ian Reitz if there is an alternative to the COVID-19 vaccines, such as a mist or nasal spray, that protects against the virus? Dr. David Kimberlin at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s hospitals answers in the video above.Do you have a COVID-19 vaccine question you would like answered? Email us at wvtm13@wvtm.com and we’ll contact the experts and return to you as quickly as possible!WATCH BELOW: Extended Q&A session with Dr. KimberlinMORE FACTS ON THE VAXCan the immunocompromised get a third Moderna shot?Should I get the second vaccine dose if I got the virus before my appointment?Is the J&J vaccine effective against the different variants?

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WVTM 13 is working with health experts to get you the facts on any questions you may have related to the COVID-19 vaccines.

In this segment, a viewer asks WVTM 13’s Ian Reitz if there is an alternative to the COVID-19 vaccines, such as a mist or nasal spray, that protects against the virus? Dr. David Kimberlin at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s hospitals answers in the video above.

Do you have a COVID-19 vaccine question you would like answered? Email us at wvtm13@wvtm.com and we’ll contact the experts and return to you as quickly as possible!

WATCH BELOW: Extended Q&A session with Dr. Kimberlin