No-pain vaccination

Apr 30th 2024 The BBC

Patch to protect against measles in children shows promise

Vaccinations with no needle and no pain, and it is safe, effective and fast.

Actually this new technology includes a lot of needles, but they are microscopic, and in a patch the size of a normal plaster.

The patch is attached to skin and the microneedles deliver the vaccine through skin.

In a trial with 200 toddlers, the effectiveness of measles vaccine was over 90%, and 100% for rubella; after just one dose.

The patch is easy to use, and can be applied with minimal training, and best of all, especially for developing countries, it does not need cold storage in transportation or storage.

And if and when the next pandemic arrives, this tech will help with the vaccinations, and takes some pressure off from doctors and nurses.