Nasal vaccine

A nasal vaccine is a vaccine administered through the nose that stimulates an immune response without an injection. It induces immunity through the inner surface of the nose, a surface that naturally comes in contact with many airborne microbes.[1] Nasal vaccines are emerging as an alternative to injectable vaccines because they do not use needles and can be introduced through the mucosal route. Nasal vaccines can be delivered through nasal sprays to prevent respiratory infections, such as influenza.

  1. ^ Scherließ, Regina (2014). "15. Nasal administration of vaccines". In Foged, Camilla; Rades, Thomas; Perrie, Yvonne; Hook, Sarah (eds.). Subunit Vaccine Delivery. Springer. pp. 287–306. ISBN 978-1-4939-1417-3.