CoWIN App Includes Nasal Vaccine; Know Benefits

In the view of increasing covid cases in China, the government of India has approved Bharat Biotech's first nasal vaccine as a booster dose. This vaccine has been included in the Cowin app. At present, this vaccine can be administered only in private hospitals.

Nasal vaccine is given through nose. The special thing about the vaccine is that it prevents infection as well as transmission of the covid virus. The name of the vaccine is BBV154 Z.

Benefits of nasal vaccine

This vaccine can be given to those people above 18 years of age who have got both doses of Covishield or Covaxin. Nasal vaccine is administered through the nose. That's why it is also called intranasal vaccine. This vaccine creates immunity against the virus in the body and destroys it. Nasal vaccine destroys the virus at the initial stage itself. In such a situation, the possibility of the virus reaching the lungs is less. This vaccine produces immunoglobulin in the body.

There is no need to give any special training to apply the nasal vaccine. This vaccine is given through the nose and is not injected into the muscles. This also removes the fear of needle. This vaccine stops the virus in the beginning, due to which there is no risk of infection. Nasal vaccine starts showing effect within a few weeks.

How is it different from other vaccines

Nasal vaccine develops immunity against covid virus in the body. It also prevents the transmission of virus. Bharat Biotech had tried this vaccine on about 4,000 volunteers, but no side effects of the vaccine were seen in anyone. India's DCGI had given permission to Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine for emergency use some time back. This vaccine will be administered as a booster dose. People who have got two vaccines can get vaccinated with this vaccine.

The central government has also advised people to get booster dose. Along with this, instructions have also been given to apply mask and strictly follow the covid protocol.