By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. Provided by: Johns Hopkins University

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Tattoo Method Shows Promise as Vaccine Delivery System By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Posted Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 11:17 am PST

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  • 16. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:41 pm PST

    Thats very interesting, Who knew that injecting under dermal vaccines was far more effective than injecting in the blood stream.

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  • 17. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:41 pm PST

    wat the......

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  • 18. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    interesting topic, not sure if it was necessary to voice your "annoyance" with tatoos here, though. Irrelevant. And off-putting, too.

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  • 19. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    Yeah that's great. I can just see taking the baby in for his tattoo injections. And why the H E double L do you care enough about other people's choice to have tattoos to be annoyed by them? I'm not annoyed by your yellowed teeth in the photo nor by your tie that isn't neatly knotted at your neck. On a more intellectual note, it would seem to me that any type of DNA injection would be inherently dangerous insofar as the recipient has no idea what's being put into their body. At least with a vaccine, you can some vague notion of what it is doing. I would liken a DNA injection to the introduction of trojan code to a computer.

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  • 20. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    I could barely get through this article because a TATTOO MACHINE is not a tattoo gun. What so ever! Also, maybe if the person who administered the vaccine actually new how to use a tattoo machine, it wouldnt be so damaging to the skin! Do some more research. Maybe get a team of professional Tattooers to help you.

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  • 21. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    Wow! But I think people want to get tattoos so that they can stand out and people can actually see them not just to have needles poked in them. Still, it's pretty cool.

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  • 22. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    Im not sure why you would start out by saying tatoos disgust you. If you were trying to give information about something important you should put your personal feelings aside.

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  • 23. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    I completely agree with the above comment. A very interesting piece but the opening of the article was a major turnoff.

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  • 24. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:42 pm PST

    Tattoos are awesome.

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  • 25. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:43 pm PST

    wonder how he feels about peircings or ritual scarification

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  • 26. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:43 pm PST

    tattoos aren't THAT painful. the "needle" doesn't break the entire way through the skin,where as an injection they jam far into you.

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  • 27. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:43 pm PST

    just reading the first two sentences turned me off to this article. I have tattoos, and are proud of them. Your ignorance is annoying. I bet your the type of person who looks down on people who express them selves with tattoos. @$$hole

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  • 28. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:43 pm PST

    I agree 100% with Candice. Although the information in here is interesting, the fact that you opened it with a comment like that is flat out annoying. I have a sleeve down my left arm and I get nothing but dirty looks from older people. You wanna voice your opinion do so in an opinion article or paper.

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  • 29. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:43 pm PST

    get educated about tattoo machines.. please really guns are for killing things... ask a tattoo professional first before spreading slang about something you have no idea about... i see latex gloves used here are you really educated on what you are doing here?... get real folks... go to www.ptaa.net for more info.....thanks... for ..... the .... scare tatics..... dont be afraid....

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  • 30. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 12:44 pm PST

    Like most here, I agree with Candice!

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