Jan 11, 2023
Soon it will no longer be necessary to make an appointment to get vaccinated as Big Pharma's latest endeavor involves using insects - in this case mosquitoes - to administer shots to people out in the wild without their knowledge or consent. Researchers out of China are reportedly celebrating their newfound ability to deliver what Chinese state-owned media outlet South China Morning Post (SCMP) describes as "re-engineered vaccines for animals." Published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, a study about the new technology claims it can help to eradicate viral diseases like Zika that spread through mosquitoes and other creatures to potentially endangered wildlife. "Our study provides a future avenue for developing a mosquito-delivered vaccine to eliminate zoonotic viruses," said Prof. Zheng Aihau, the study's lead author from the Institute of Zoology's State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodent