Annual vaccination against influenza has become commonplace for many Westerners, but at the same time, the need to go to hospital and receive a painful injection turns millions of patients away from this important procedure, according to an Internet publication for girls and women aged 14-35 who have sex with men. Pannochka. net A more simple and effective method of vaccination has now been created - a plaster.

Researchers from Georgia Tech, Emory University and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have completed testing a new plaster that allows any of us to get vaccinated against the flu right at home, without a shot and without pain..

This device consists of 50 microscopic needles that inject the vaccine into the patient's skin, where the immune reaction begins. The development team conducted comparative tests of the independent (home), professional use of the new vaccine, as well as the traditional injection method of administration.

Although the researchers did not use the active substance during the study, they were able to assess the depth of penetration of the needles into the skin, and concluded that home use of the patch is a worthy alternative to traditional injectable vaccines.

The following are some of the results of a comparative study. To feign the vaccination, the patients themselves applied a patch three times, then once did the researcher. At the end, participants were injected with an ordinary saline solution according to the method that is used today for vaccination.

70 participants applied a patch to the finger with a little effort, using a special device.

In the course of the experiments, the most suitable device for the application was selected with an efficiency of 93-96%.

When participants were offered to use the device on their own, the percentage of those wishing to be vaccinated increased from 44% to 65% (CI 55-74%). The overwhelming majority of those who agreed to vaccination wanted to do the procedure on their own - 64% (CI 51-75%).

Serious side effects associated with the use of a patch, it was not fixed.

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