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Next year, India will start human trials of a measles vaccine that will not require a syringe. Instead, a single long breath will deliver the vaccine straight into the child’s lungs.

If found to be as effective as the present day injectible vaccine, this new dry powder inhalable measles vaccine would be the perfect option for areas of developing countries that often lack electricity for refrigeration, clean water and sterile needles. It would do away with risks of dirty needle infections like HIV and hepatitis and reduce the amount of dangerous sharps waste.