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Painless patch could one day replace flu jab: study
Published Wed, Jun 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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VACCINES delivered via a painless, throwaway patch could one day eliminate the need for needle-and-syringe flu injections, researchers said on Wednesday after completing a preliminary trial.
Equipped with micro-needles, the patches vaccinated against influenza just as effectively as a standard flu jab, they reported in the medical journal The Lancet.
"This bandage strip-sized patch of dissolvable needles can transform how we …
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