Dr McMillan commented the patch worked regardless of vaccine type and said it could help in the fight against new variants of the virus as the current vaccines become less effective.
“This decreased effectiveness was highlighted by the Omicron variant, which contains over 30 mutations in spike protein. However, the patch technology has the potential to offer a new – and more effective – weapon in our arsenal, at a time where new variants are mutating at a rapid rate” added Dr McMillan.
While the results of these tests are promising, it is important to remember they were carried out on mice rather than human subjects.
As a result, further tests are required on human participants to fully judge the efficacy of the vaccine patch.
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