• UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Sounds like it only works on mice. But maybe they can give mice the nasal spray and then put the mice in your nostrils so that the mice can protect your immune system while the vaccine protects theirs. Best of both worlds really.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    It is not actually a vaccine. It just puts your immune system in high alert.

    If this was beneficial on the long run, evolution would have reached this point long ago and kept the immune system on this level on its own. The simple fact that it does not tells me that there are probably disadvantages that outweight the benefits.

    My guess is that this stuff also raises autoimmune issues and allergies.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      11 days ago

      This is massively over hyped. If they chronically activate immunity signaling pathways, eventually receptors will shut down and even natural immunity will be inactive. Stanford loves to hype a mouse experiment.

  • Avicenna@programming.dev
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    11 days ago

    Universal flu vaccines also work on mice. And these are generally tested on naive mice. Having a history of multiple infections/vaccinations, as adult humans do, changes the picture quite alot.