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Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles (www.newscientist.com)

submitted 8 months ago by tsonfeir@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Vaccines can be delivered through the skin using ultrasound. This method doesn’t damage the skin and eliminates the need for painful needles. To create a needle-free vaccine, Darcy Dunn-Lawless at the University of Oxford and his colleagues mixed vaccine molecules with tiny, cup-shaped proteins. They then applied liquid mixture to the skin of mice and exposed it to ultrasound – like that used for sonograms – for about a minute and a half.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The principles of bodily autonomy support the moron, unfortunately. Forcing something into the body of another against their will is generally considered a deplorable act, and makes the forcer criminally liable for any harm that arises.

I'm certainly not anti-vax, but I can't find a philosophically sound justification for forcibly vaccinating an individual.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Forced vaccinations weren't and still aren't a thing in the US. (I'm sure there were exceptions, but I mean large scale and general public)

However requiring a vaccine in order to participate in society (jobs, school, etc.) is perfectly reasonable. It's still a choice, just that the consequences are on those making the choice instead of on those around them.