McMaster University have teamed up with a Burlington, Ont., biotechnology company in the hopes of creating an orally deliverable COVID-19 vaccine in the form of dissolvable film, much like current store-bought breath strips.Dr.
Alex Adronov, a polymer expert, says his group successfully completed the first stage of the technology with partner Rapid Dose Therapeutics Corp. (RDT) who’s QuickStrip technology was able to deliver proteins to an individual when placed on the inside of the cheek or under the tongue.The development means an immune response could be triggered by a strip which would be ideal for the delivery of an oral vaccine.