Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCThe safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of inactivated influenza vaccine delivered by microneedle patch (TIV-MNP 2015): a randomised, partly blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot – NBC News (free) AND Microneedle Patch: Safe, Effective Flu Vaccination in First-in-Human Trial – Medscape (free registration required) AND Dissolvable patch offers radical pain-free alternative to flu injection, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Skin patch may be the future of flu vaccines, study suggests – CNN (free text and video)