Right now, protection against Covid-19 comes via an injection. "You just remove a little plastic slip and then the vaccine inhaler is activated and you just put it in your mouth, take a deep breath and inhale." The company, Iconovo, is collaborating with an immunology research start-up in Stockholm, ISR, which has developed a dry-powder vaccine against Covid-19. That's a major contrast to the conditions needed to store the current commonly available coronavirus vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), which are all in liquid form. Freeze-dried foodsThe company is currently testing its vaccines on the Beta (South African) and Alpha (UK) variants of Covid-19.

Source: The Star July 25, 2021 23:03 UTC