A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

Hate Needles? Future Vaccines Could be Delivered by a Gentle Puff of Air

Nobody likes needles, but they’re necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just a little pressure, like being hit in the arm with a foam toy?

Afraid of needles? A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

For people frightened of needles, US researchers have developed a system driven by compressed gas that can deliver vaccines and biologics into the human body in a relatively painless way. A team from the University of Texas in Dallas has made a new injector that can have a wide number of applications, from veterinary medicine to agriculture, or someday even human vaccinations or treatments.

Vaccines replacing needles with puffs of air could feel like painless Nerf darts

Good news for people who hate needles — future vaccines could deliver life-threatening drugs with a gentle puff of air to the arm. Scientists say the medicine pushes through the skin, with just a little pressure. It feels like being “hit with a Nerf bullet” — making it much less painful than a jab.

Scared Of Needles? A Puff Of Air Could Deliver Your Future Vaccines

A great number of people skip vaccinations because they fear needles. Here is some good news for them, as new research opens the possibility of a novel system that promises a less painful way of delivering vaccines.

A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

Nobody likes needles, but they’re necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just a little pressure, like being hit in the arm with a foam toy? Today, scientists report steps toward making that a reality. Using powdered vaccines that don’t require refrigeration and a system driven by compressed gas, their “MOF-Jet” could easily deliver therapeutics against

Goodbye needles! Future vaccines could be delivered by a gentle puff of air

Idea for the project was formed out of pandemic-induced boredom, says Professor