Revolutionary Vaccine Patch Shows Promising Results in Study

(Denis Thompson – Health Day News) — Solved children for those who they don’t like vaccines They may soon have another option painless skinsay some researchers.

More than 90 percent of the 190 Gambian babies were protected against the the measles and everyone was protection the face rubella after receiving one dose of the vaccine through the patch, as shown by the first test results. The patch contains a series of microscopic needles that penetrate the skin painlessly and deliver the vaccine, the researchers said.

“Although it’s early days, these are very promising results that have generated a lot of excitement. “They show for the first time that vaccines can be given safely and effectively to infants and young children using microarray patch technology,” said the researcher. Ed Clarkehead of childhood immunology at the Gambia Medical Research Council Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

“Measles vaccines are the highest priority for delivery with this method, but delivery of other vaccines with microarray patches is now realistic,” Clarke said. msgstr “Be aware of this place.”

These pieces could make it easier to expand vaccination coverage in poorer countries, the researchers said. They may be easier to transport because they may not require cold storage and may not need to be administered by a medical professional. “We hope this is an important step in the march towards greater vaccine equity among disadvantaged populations,” said Dr. Ikechukwu Adigweme from the Gambia Medical Research Council Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

In developed countries like the United States, vaccine patches could offer more convenience and a painless alternative to conventional injections, the researchers said. By offering a patch-based vaccine, even more parents could vaccinate their children, they said.

After declaring the eradication of measles in 2000, the United States has been experiencing outbreaks of the highly contagious and dangerous virus over the past two years, due to the reluctance of parents get the vaccine.

Larger tests of the patches are now being planned to confirm these results and provide more data, the researchers said.

The findings were published in the April 29 issue of The Lancet.

More information

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has more information about measles in the US.

SOURCE: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, press release, April 29, 2024

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