In the United States, the first stage of clinical trials of a patch with a flu vaccine has been completed, which in the future can replace traditional injections. The invention of scientists from the University of Georgia and Emory University may be on sale in the US in a few years.

The patch contains a vaccine capsule - and on the side that is adjacent to the skin are rows of small needles.. When the patch is used, the needles inject the vaccine under the top layer of the skin and dissolve.

According to the developers of the patch, it can help people who do not have the opportunity to be vaccinated by the traditional method.. These are people suffering from trypanophobia, and small children, who also often do not like needles..

The patch can help with mass vaccination in poor countries due to the fact that it can be stored in almost any environment - it does not need to be refrigerated.

Another advantage of the patch is the absence of pain during vaccination.. The patch was tested on 100 volunteers, parts of whom received regular injections in parallel.. The injections were much more painful, and for those who only tested the patch, the side effects did not go beyond mild itching..

“We can imagine that it will be used for vaccinations at home or even [sent] by mail,” says one of the developers of the patch, Dr. Nadine Rufal..

Dissolving needles allow you to safely throw the patch into household waste, unlike a syringe.

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