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Oxford to Test Inhale Version of COVID-19 Vaccine With 30 Volunteers

By Umul Aiman Shaikh

On Thursday the  Oxford University said that it was launching a study to investigate the immune response of a nasal administration of its COVID- 19 vaccine developed with AstraZeneca, with 30 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 40 for the initial trial.

Last September British researchers said that inhale version of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and Imperial College will be tested to see if they deliver a localized immune response in the respiratory tract.

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Umul Aiman Shaikh

Umul Aiman is a media student currently pursuing her third year degree from Rizvi college of Arts, Science and Commerce (Mumbai) with a specialization in journalism. She has strong hold on Communication and Content writing .She is enthusiastic and passionate towards her work .She is currently working as journalist at USnewshour.com and can be reached at sumulaiman13@gmail.com