New Study Opens The Possibility Of One Jab Vaccination; Benefits Both Parents And Children; Study Shows
Vaccination of children is somehow obligated after birth. Thus, parents are required to do some monthly check-up and vaccination. This is conducted to ensure the child's safety. Recently, researchers have some good news for the parents who are obligated to go back and forth to the hospital to have their children vaccinated. A new invention has been conducted and has some positive results.
The scientists have invented a new technology that could enable every childhood vaccination to be given in just a single injection. The new invention is an all-in-one jab stock the different vaccines in microscopic capsules inside the body and releases the dose. Not only that but also the required boosters at the given appropriate time, according to the Guardian.
In the study that was conducted by the researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found the method was a success in the tests that involves mice. The result was published in the Science journal. They mentioned that they were able to design the micro-capsules so they released the different vaccine particles at exactly nine, 20 and 41 days after they were injected.
This new micro-particles are designed to break down at just the right time distribute the vaccine into the body. The childhood vaccinations are currently that are given in a numerous different injection. If the study will succeed this will give fewer burdens to both infants and parents.
As follows, the children are given a Hib and meningitis C vaccine at one year, the same as the inoculation against the measles, mumps, and rubella at 12 months and when they are three years old. Thus, the new technology could see all of these said vaccinations in just one single jab.
Furthermore, Professor Robert Langer from the MIT who also jointly led the study said that "We are very excited about this work. For the first time, we can create a library of tiny, encased vaccine particles. Each is programmed to release at a precise, predictable time so that people could potentially receive a single injection that. In effect, would have multiple boosters already built into it," according to BBC.
