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Dental Floss Could Be the Future of Vaccines

<span>The junctional epithelium is a thin, permeable tissue layer in the gum pocket that lacks barrier features found in other epithelial tissues, allowing immune cells to move freely and making it suitable for vaccine absorption.</span

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The junctional epithelium is a thin, permeable tissue layer in the gum pocket that lacks barrier features found in other epithelial tissues, allowing immune cells to move freely and making it suitable for vaccine absorption.

<span>In mouse studies, floss-based vaccination with inactivated influenza virus provided complete protection against lethal flu infection, with all 50 vaccinated mice surviving exposure while unvaccinated mice died.</span

In mouse studies, floss-based vaccination with inactivated influenza virus provided complete protection against lethal flu infection, with all 50 vaccinated mice surviving exposure while unvaccinated mice died.

<span>The floss delivery method stimulated antibody production in both systemic circulation and mucosal surfaces including the nose, lungs, saliva, and bone marrow, indicating robust immune activation across multiple organs.</span

The floss delivery method stimulated antibody production in both systemic circulation and mucosal surfaces including the nose, lungs, saliva, and bone marrow, indicating robust immune activation across multiple organs.

<span>Human feasibility testing with 27 volunteers using fluorescent dye-coated floss picks showed approximately 60% of the material successfully reached the gingival sulcus target area.</span

Human feasibility testing with 27 volunteers using fluorescent dye-coated floss picks showed approximately 60% of the material successfully reached the gingival sulcus target area.

<span>The research tested multiple vaccine types including proteins, inactivated viruses, peptide-presenting nanoparticles, and messenger RNA, with all formulations producing strong immune responses in the animal model.</span

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The research tested multiple vaccine types including proteins, inactivated viruses, peptide-presenting nanoparticles, and messenger RNA, with all formulations producing strong immune responses in the animal model.

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Floss-Based Vaccine Delivery Advances Toward Clinical Trials

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The technology raises serious concerns about consent and coercion in mass vaccination campaigns. If floss-based vaccines become widespread, they could be administered without public awareness or proper oversight. The potential for adding vaccines to everyday products like toothpaste creates alarming possibilities for bypassing individual health autonomy.

<span>The technology raises serious concerns about consent and coercion in mass vaccination campaigns. If floss-based vaccines become widespread, they could be administered without public awareness or proper oversight. The potential for adding vaccines to everyday products like toothpaste creates alarming possibilities for bypassing individual health autonomy.</span>

Scientists Develop Dental Floss Vaccine Delivery Method

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