That is very screwed up about the military, is there litigation going on as a result? That is sooo wrong and plain stupid on sooo many levels. This was the first I had heard of any type or airgun device. Of course this device is different as it is for a one injection use period. Man!! I am sooo proud to be an American, but what a big mess, the military created just by not thinking, assuming or whatever the case. That's a true shame and sorry to hear so many got infected, including you. Soldiers must have caught other diseases as well. later
The military used those air guns on me before they quit. They found out that the multi dose vial of vaccine was actually being contaminated through some sort of reflux on injection and that led to others being innoculated from that multi dose vial and also being injected with the virus.............and if you flinch when they hit the trigger its like a laser that cuts a long slice!!!
deb forgot the link, but I think the jist was that some small amount of aeorsol blood would come out of the skin, transfer to the device, and then that blood could transfer to the next injectee.
If you were to use such a device on only yourself then you would avoid that contamination.
However, you would still have to sterilize after every shot.
Reason is virion can transfer back in....say you were getting down to UND ...you wouldn't want some of last weeks virions reentering your system.
some in here even change their toothbrushes weekly to avoid possible reintroduction of the virions. So, just some thoughts.
MB
going to go read this link, the military for a time used a sort of air gun to vaccinate. They discontinued use of it,
deb
http://www.pr-inside.com/zogenix-licenses-european-development-and-r492090.htm
here a link to something i read about it.
peace
rita
I haven't heard of this device. Sound interesting.
FYI, the PegIFN is subcutaneous and the Ribavirin is oral.
Marcia