NEWSMAX: Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new needle-free way to deliver the flu vaccine: A patch that allows individuals to inoculate themselves.
The patch’s inventors say the device offers the possibility of getting your annual flu immunization in the mail instead of at the doctor’s office, NBC News reports.
“Our dream is that each year there would be flu vaccine patches available in stores or sent by mail for people to self-administer,” said Mark Prausnitz, a professor of biomolecular engineering at Georgia Tech. “People could take them home and apply them to the whole family. We want to get more people vaccinated, and we want to relieve healthcare professionals from the burden of giving these millions of vaccinations.” … (more)
