Posted AT 9:54 PM EDT on 06/11/06
Vaccine patches may replace the dreaded needle
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Dreaded vaccinations one day could be as simple as sticking on a Band-Aid — ouchless and do-it-yourself.
Early tests of skin-patch vaccines are beginning in hundreds of volunteers, one version designed to protect against the flu and another to prevent travellers' diarrhea.
The idea isn't just pain-free vaccination.
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