Can needle-free administration of vaccines become the norm in global immunization?

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Levine, Myron M. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Ctr Vaccine Dev, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
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10.1038/nm0103-99
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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If vaccines could be administered without needles and syringes ('sharps'), immunization practice would become safer, more accepted and more suitable for mass use. The author explores the status of technologies that could achieve this aim and the barriers that must be overcome for their implementation.
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