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Dissolving microneedle patches could deliver influenza vaccinations in a simpler and safer way, facilitating increased vaccination coverage, researchers write in the journal Nature.

Because the new technology is a painless alternative to traditional hypodermic needles, it could "open up many new doors for immunization programs by eliminating the need for trained personnel to carry out the vaccination," said lead researcher Mark Prausnitz from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Prausnitz added that the patch "could enable self-administration as well as simplify vaccination programs in schools and assisted living facilities."

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