This needle-free vaccine fights Covid variants better than traditional ones

Due to the constantly emerging new Covid-19 variants, the currently available vaccines may not be as effective

The ones refraining from taking a Covid jab fearing the needle can breathe in some relief as researchers have now developed a needle-free vaccine patch that could fight Covid-19 better than a traditional needle vaccine.

A study by University of Queensland, conducted in partnership with Brisbane biotechnology company Vaxxas, in mice using the Vaxxas high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP), stated that the Hexapro SARS-CoV-2 spike vaccine patch can neutralise the Covid-19 variants such as Omicron and Delta far more effectively.

Dr Christopher McMillan of the University of Queensland in the UQ Newsletter said that the Hexapro vaccine patch