Not a fan of needles? What if getting vaccinated was as easy as putting on a patch? Studies around the world are looking into printable vaccine patches and if they could be used in place of the typical jab, and so far, the results are looking promising – but for now, most of the testing is in mice.
In this episode of The Science Briefing, Dr Sophie Calabretto asks Cosmos Magazine journalist Ellen Phiddian about vaccine patches, how they’re made and how far they are from human use.
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The Science Briefing is a LiSTNR podcast
Originally published by Cosmos as The end of the jab? The science behind vaccine patches
Ellen Phiddian
Ellen Phiddian is a science journalist at Cosmos. She has a BSc (Honours) in chemistry and science communication, and an MSc in science communication, both from the Australian National University.
Sophie Calabretto
Dr Sophie Calabretto is a mathematician specialising in fluid mechanics. She is Honorary Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University and Honorary Associate Professor, at the ACE Research Group, University of Leicester.
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