Goodbye Needle, Hello Smoothie: New Generation Oral Vaccine Uses...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 03/17/2009 - 21:00

Instead of a shot, someday getting vaccinated against disease may be as pleasant as drinking a yogurt smoothie.

A researcher has developed a new oral vaccine using probiotics, the healthy bacteria in dairy products.

He has successfully used the vaccine to create immunity to anthrax. He also is developing a breast cancer vaccine using probiotics and vaccines for various infectious diseases.

Delivering the vaccine to the gut produces the most robust immune response.

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