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Can a common nasal spray help protect against COVID-19?

September 16, 2025 4:44 pm

COVID-19 most often enters the body through the nose and throat, where the virus first settles and begins to multiply

Answered: Why people sneeze more during monsoon

September 14, 2025 10:25 pm

If you find yourself sneezing more during the rainy season, don’t just blame the weather.

Here's what happens to the body if you use too much nasal spray

April 02, 2025 6:42 pm

The safest of the lot, saline sprays help prevent crusting in the nasal cavity without any side effects.

US FDA clears nasal flu vaccine: How safe and effective will it be?

September 23, 2024 1:15 pm

It is needle-free and its ease-of-use may help provide a bigger protective cover

US FDA approves first nasal spray to treat severe allergies: Here’s how it can change treatment

August 20, 2024 9:43 pm

Called Neffy, it is an alternative to injections and can manage an emergency better.

Covid-19: Should you club nasal vaccines and booster jabs?

December 28, 2022 3:58 pm

"Nothing is going to happen if you 'over-take' vaccines; you are not going to get extra protection by taking a jab along with a nasal vaccine," said a doctor

Intranasal vaccine gets clearance as booster option in Covid fight

December 24, 2022 7:34 am

The vaccine, which is delivered without a needle through the nose, will be available in a few days at private centres across the country. It is expected to be available as an option on the Government’s vaccine management platform, CoWIN, from late Friday.

Why Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine can be a practical option

December 24, 2022 10:54 am

Being an intranasal vaccine, BBV154 may produce local antibodies in the upper respiratory tract which may have the potential to reduce infection and transmission

COVID nasal sprays may one day prevent and treat infection. Here's where the science is up to

November 29, 2022 8:16 pm

Despite promising data so far on nasal sprays for COVID, one of the major barriers is keeping the sprays in the nose. To overcome this, most sprays need multiple applications a day, sometimes every few hours

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