Floss-based vaccine shows early promise

August 19, 2025 At a Glance Researchers found that a dental floss-based vaccine stimulated strong immune responses in…
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Science - Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine

"'If [gums between teeth are] highly permeable, could we not use it for vaccination?'

engineers added an inactive flu virus … All the mice that were flossed 3 times survived [exposure to real flu], whereas all the unvaccinated mice died. … resembled the [immune] response to vaccines that are sprayed into the nose

in humans, … clinical trial testing is needed"
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