Our collaborators at TheraJect, who provided the silicone molds to fabricate the microneedle arrays, are using this technology to deliver anti-aging cosmetics (anti-wrinkle creams) to the skin and also for delivery of local anesthetics and, triptan, a drug for migraine treatment.
The microneedle vaccines could be self-administered, but we need to await the outcome of human clinical trials and successful filing of all the clinical documentation (safety studies, and results of vaccine effectiveness) to the national regulatory authorities, who will decide who can administer this type of vaccine.