A patch of protection against Zika virus

1 Dec 2023
Dr Jovin Choo applying vaccine to the high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP).
Dr Jovin Choo applying vaccine to the high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP).

A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.

A prototype using The University of Queensland-developed and Vaxxas-commercialised high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) has delivered a University of Adelaide-developed vaccine and elicited an effective immune response to Zika virus in mice.

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