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Published 7 years ago by socialiguana with 3 Comments
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7 years ago 3

Every childhood vaccine in a single jab

A technology that could eventually see every childhood vaccine delivered in a single injection has been developed by US researchers. Their one-shot solution stores the vaccine in microscopic capsules that release the initial dose and then boosters at specific times. The approach has been shown to work in mouse studies, described in the journal Science.

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  • drunkenninja
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    The concept alone will put anti-vaccers into overdrive.

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    • Gozzin
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      it sure will. Popcorn! get your popcorn here!!!

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  • Gozzin
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    I want something like this for flu shots. One jab for every flu that has ever evolved,or ever will evolve... Well I can dream,right?

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