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Flu Vaccine Effective with Microneedle Patch Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization. A team of researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology believes the new microneedle skin patch method of delivering flu vaccine could improve overall seasonal vaccination coverage in people because of decreased pain, increased convenience, lower cost and simpler logistics. (source: gatech.edu)
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