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Skin Patches Could be a New Era in Vaccine Against Pandemics

Scientists have unveiled a ground breaking way of treating influenza using innovative skin patches. The breakthrough has the potential to spell the end of using needles to vaccine against pandemics. It’s believed that the patches could be sent out in the post and could be administered by anyone with no need for medical training. The skin patches possess several microscopic needles that are made of biodegradable plastic. The needles can painlessly enter the surface of the skin and deliver the vaccination into the system. Tests have so far indicated that the patch can possibly work better than the traditional way of vaccination using syringes. Experiments have been conducted in laboratory’s on mice and revealed that the patches are better than injections at preventing flu. This is due to the vaccine entering the body at skin level which is the most important area for the immune system. In contrast syringes place the vaccine into muscles that are not as adept at producing ...