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‘Single shot’ malaria vaccine delivery system could transform global immunization | Oxford researchers have developed programmable microcapsules to deliver vaccines in stages, potentially eliminating the need for booster shots and increasing immunization coverage in hard-to-reach communities.
Oxford researchers have developed programmable microcapsules to deliver vaccines in stages, potentially eliminating the need for booster shots and increasing immunisation coverage in hard-to-reach communities.
A team of scientists at the University of Oxford has developed an innovative vaccine delivery system that could allow a full course of immunisation - both initial and booster doses - to be delivered in just one injection. Romain Guyon, Post-Doctoral Scientist, inventor of the technology and the lead author on the study said: 'Our approach solves three of the biggest problems in delayed vaccine delivery: how to make it programmable, injectable, and scalable. Anita Milicic, Associate Professor at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, said: 'This is the exciting first step in proving that it is possible to administer the full immunisation complement through a single injection.
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