References & Sources

Vaccines without a sticking point

Studies in mice suggest that powdered forms of vaccines can be painlessly pushed under the skin using a puff of helium from a pneumatic gun, rather than needles.

References:

D. Chen. 1999. 39th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. September. San Francisco.

Further Readings:

Travis, J. 1999. Here’s the skinny on painless vaccines. Science News 156(Sept. 11):164.

Sources:

Dexiang Chen
PowderJect Vaccines, Inc.
585 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 15, October 9, 1999, p. 236. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.