As Plain as the Nose on Your Face: The Case for A Nasal (Mucosal) Route of Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 Disease Prevention

Front Immunol. 2020 Sep 30:11:591897. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.591897. eCollection 2020.
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Keywords: Covid-19; IgA; IgG; antibody-dependent enhancement; intramuscular; mucosal; vaccine.

MeSH terms

  • Adenoids / cytology
  • Adenoids / immunology
  • Administration, Intranasal / methods*
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • Betacoronavirus / immunology*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Mucosal / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin A / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Mouth Mucosa / cytology
  • Mouth Mucosa / immunology
  • Nasal Mucosa / cytology
  • Nasal Mucosa / immunology*
  • Palatine Tonsil / cytology
  • Palatine Tonsil / immunology
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Viral Vaccines