LEBANON — In collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and Belgium-based viral vector manufacturer Exothera, a team of researchers at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine are working to develop the first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine brought to market.

Dr. Peter Wright

Peter F. Wright, M.D., is an infectious disease and international health physician at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Led by DHMC infectious disease and international health physician Peter F. Wright, MD, this nasal-spray vaccine will not require refrigeration and does not need to be administered by a medical professional, making it a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19 in developing parts of the world.

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