Ultrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles (IMAGE)

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Ultrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles

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Ultrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles. This technique, which employs sound waves to create bubbles that forge a path for the vaccine, may be especially helpful for DNA vaccines.

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Darcy Dunn-Lawless

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