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A coronavirus vaccine that wouldn't require a shot

  • Written by Louis Falo, Professor of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh
Wouldn't it be nice if getting a vaccine was a simple as putting on a Band-Aid? UPMC, CC BY-SA

As labs around the world race to develop a vaccine, my colleagues and I are trying to find a better way to deliver it than the standard, cringe-inducing shot.

I am an immunologist and dermatologist, and my colleagues and I have been working on vaccines...

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