Scientists are developing another method of getting a vaccine into the human body.
To create needle-free vaccines, researchers are experimenting with a special type of dental floss that can deliver “proteins and inactive viruses,” Science reports.
There’s nothing that won’t be attempted to give people a vaccine.
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For now, scientists are experimenting on mice’s gumlines to trigger immune responses.
Scientists have figured out how to turn dental floss into a vaccine delivery system.
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Science explained:
For many years, scientists have tried to develop alternatives to delivering vaccines via syringes by turning to the moist
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