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. 2020 Sep 30:11:591897.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.591897. eCollection 2020.

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

Craig R Travis  1
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As Plain as the Nose on Your Face: The Case for A Nasal (Mucosal) Route of Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 Disease Prevention

Craig R Travis. Front Immunol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; IgA; IgG; antibody-dependent enhancement; intramuscular; mucosal; vaccine.

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