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Dreaded vaccinations could be as simple as sticking Band-Aid—ouchless and do it yourself. Early tests of skin patch vaccines are beginning in hundred of volunteers,one version designed to protect against the flu and another to prevent travellers’diarrhoea.
Patch developer Iomai Corp proposes that the mailman,not a doctor,deliver flu vaccine during a pandemic.
Once a vaccine is brewed,simply ship patches to people’s homes with instructions to slap one on.Doctors may not like the method.But the technology’s promise may be in developing countries.Unlike syringe-based vaccines,patches wouldn’t need refrigeration-nor pose the risk of reused needles,a continuing problem.