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Vaccines Delivery Devices Are Used to Administer/Deliver a Dose of Drug or Vaccine

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 Vaccines delivery devices are used to administer/delivery vaccines through the subcutaneous or intramuscular routes. A vaccine is a biological preparation that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease to protect that person from that disease. Vaccination is an efficient and cost-effective form of preventing infectious diseases. Vaccine administration is the key element to ensure successful vaccination. Vaccines are administered via needle injection, but may also be administered by mouth or nasal spray. The different types of vaccines include conjugate vaccine, toxoid vaccine, inactivated/killed vaccine, and live/attenuated vaccine. Needle-free technologies are one of the novel vaccine delivery devices because they are widely used in large-scale immunization programs, and help reduce the complications associated with needle stick injuries and multiple use of a single needle. Other vaccine delivery devices include intradermal deliv...