Monday, July 8, 2013

Future vaccines could be delivered via patch

A skin patch that can deliver vaccines cheaply and effectively has been shown off at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh.

Using a patch rather than a needle could transform disease prevention around the world, said its inventor.
Prof Mark Kendall said the new method offered hope of usable vaccines for diseases such as malaria.


"Half of vaccines in Africa are not working properly because refrigeration has failed at some point in the chain," said Dr Kendall.

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