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Using of tattoo technique at vaccination can considerably increase efficiency of some vaccines, believe German scientists. On their data, vaccines injected into an organism by tattoo method, stimulate immune system much better, than usual vaccinations.

According to the researchers, vaccination with the help of tattooing leads to 16-fold increase in production of antibodies to papilloma virus. Such significant effect is connected to the big area of injection, and also with injuring influence of a needle and inflammatory reactions which additionally stimulate immune system, explain scientists.

The new method of tattoo-vaccination can increase efficiency of some DNA- vaccines which have appeared unable to cause required immune answer. However, because of duration and soreness of the procedure, they can hardly be used for preventive vaccination, especially at children.