Thursday, June 29, 2017

This cutting-edge bandage could make flu shots a thing of the past - LA Times

The microneedle array. When pressed into the skin, the tiny needles dissolve, carrying flu vaccine into the skin.This cutting-edge bandage could make flu shots a thing of the past - LA Times:
"Here’s an idea whose time has come: A flu shot that doesn’t require an actual shot.
For the first time, researchers have tested a flu vaccine patch in a human clinical trial and found that it delivered as much protection as a traditional jab with a needle.
It’s not just needle-phobes who stand to benefit from this development, reported Tuesday in the journal Lancet.
Doctors and public health experts have high hopes that vaccine patches will boost the number of people who get immunized against the flu..."
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