Dose-sparing skin-patch vaccine against Japanese encephalitis

Dose-sparing skin-patch vaccine against Japanese encephalitis

Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022, in the northern Japan city of Sapporo shows a skin-patch vaccine against Japanese encephalitis, developed by a research group led by Hiroaki Iwata of Hokkaido University Hospital. The 1.5-centimeter diameter patch with 109 microneedles could cut the amount of vaccine used to a 10th of that required by a subcutaneous injection to produce the same efficacy outcome, according to the research.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000879687
  • Registered date
  • 2022/1/27 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2022 Kyodo News
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  • 2565 × 2201 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 446.48(KB)*
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