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In 2026, Stanford Medicine researchers unveiled a nasal-spray vaccine tested in mice that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria, and even allergens at once.
This nasal-spray vaccine stands out because it targets many different respiratory threats broadly rather than just one germ, training the immune system across the lungs to respond to a range of viruses, bacteria, and even allergens at once. That's a significant departure from most vaccines, designed to protect against a single named pathogen.
The vaccine does not work against only one virus strain, since its whole appeal is broad protection, and it is not a daily injection either, since it's delivered through the nose and intended to offer protection lasting months.
Researchers describe this broad-spectrum nasal vaccine as one of the closest steps yet toward a truly universal respiratory vaccine, a long-sought goal that could reduce the need for a new vaccine every time a new virus emerges.
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