Cutaneous vaccination: Briefings of the third skin vaccination summit, September 2–4, 2015, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 35; no. 14; pp. 1780 - 1781
• Main Authors: Levin, Yotam, Kochba, Efrat, Mani, Sachin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 27.03.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Administration, Cutaneous; Allergy and Immunology; Antigens; Conferences; Congresses as Topic; Humans; Hypodermic needles; Immunization; Immunology; Needles; Public health; Skin; Skin - immunology; Studies; Switzerland; Vaccination - methods; Vaccines; Vaccines - administration & dosage
• ISSN: 0264-410X; 1873-2518
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.02.055

The agenda for SVS 2015 was very distinctive and included two opening plenary sessions that featured six keynote speakers covering unique topics ranging from an introductory lecture on immunization/vaccination, to an overview of skin and the mechanisms that regulate recognition and immune responses, to understanding the omics of these responses, to deciphering the nuances of parenteral routes, to a better understanding of current and novel delivery technologies, and finally a talk that highlighted the public health impact of skin immunization and the challenges of making these technologies available for public use. Using Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) as a model, Courtney Jarrahian and her colleagues evaluated various ID delivery devices ranging from staked (fixed) needles, to Luer-Slip devices (including needles and microneedles) as well as various jet injection systems for dead space, wastage and dose accuracy [21].