Covid-19 vaccine in a tablet - the next leap in the battle against deadly virus

Many countries lack the cold chain infrastructure or healthcare personnel necessary to administer available doses. - AFP

NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/ANN): "Just to be clear, this is what our (Covid-19) vaccine looks like," Dr Sean Tucker, the chief scientific officer at Vaxart, an American biotechnology firm, said last week while on a Zoom call with The Straits Times.

In his hand was not a vial with a solution that has to be injected into the muscle, the way currently available Covid-19 vaccines are given.