Strong, Cost-Efficient Needle-Free Flu Vaccines On the Horizon

A new strong and cost efficient needle free influenza vaccine that is delivered through the nose sparks hope for those with needle phobia.

A needle and syringe used to administer the flu shot in shown in Virgil, Ont., Canada on Oct. 5, 2020. Tara Walton/The Canadian Press

Hope is on the horizon for needle phobics as researchers from Griffith University have developed a needle free influenza vaccine that can be delivered through the nose.

Griffith University Principal Research Leader, Professor Bernd Rehm said in a news release that his team reprogrammed bacterial cells to create a robust vaccine.