If this article is to be believed flue jabs could be replaced by a skin patch by 2015. The patch contains hundreds of microscopic pins that penetrate the outer layer of the skin and then dissolve releasing a dose of the vaccine. The patch would enable patients to be able to give themselves a flu shot without the need for medical training so could potentially be useful in the event of a flu pandemic. The patch has already been successfully tested on animals and researchers are now looking at starting trials using people. It certainly sound better than having an injection.
