Future of vaccines needle-free says Vaxxas, but it needs locals to make it happen

Bowerbird · Aug 5, 2021

Needle-free vaccine nanotechnology is being developed in Brisbane with the tech touted as a game changer for vaccine access, potentially saving tens of thousands of lives each year.

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Brisbane-based Vaxxas is developing a needle-free alternative to administer a range of vaccines

The device enables simple vaccine administration and doesn't require refrigeration

Local participants are needed for stage one trials in order for research to continue

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abc.net.au/news/needle-free-vaccine-being-developed-by-brisbane-company-vaxxas/100349286
A vaccine patch developed by Vaxxas is designed to be applied to the skin and removed after 10 seconds, Vaxxas' head of medical device and process engineering Michael Junger told ABC Radio Brisbane.

He said the patch's ability to be distributed without refrigeration, and with simple administration, could see developing countries able to access and deliver life-saving vaccinations.

"We've got a very small plastic patch, which is about nine millimetres in diameter, and on the surface of that patch are between 1,200 and 3,000 tiny micro-scale projections," Mr Junger said.
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Okay - this may or may not become the thing. I mean how wonderful for the needle phobic and if we roll it out to all vaccines there will be no more vaccine tears for kids

But bigger than that is the ability to get the vaccines to people without the cold chain refrigeration currently required - this means third world countries will benefit massively

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