 Imagine if there was a way to receive vaccines without using needles. Researchers are developing and testing wearable patches that could allow anyone to deliver a vaccine into their skin. These patches have the potential to be used anywhere, anytime, transforming immunisation programmes around the world. I am very, very excited. Frankly speaking, this could be what we call a disruptive intervention in the world of vaccines. Vaccines have been used to protect hundreds of millions of people against diseases. Sometimes taken orally, they are more usually injected with a needle. But these vaccines are difficult to transport and administer, requiring specialised storage facilities and trained medical staff. Many parents and young children also dislike needles. These wearable patches contain thousands of dissolvable microneedles that can't be seen or felt. The advantage we have with a dissolvable microneedle is not only because it reduces the amount of pain and ease of administration, but most importantly, we have the ability to formulate the vaccine directly into the patch. That makes vaccine patches much easier to store, transport and dispose of when used. Designed to be worn for less than a minute, immune cells in the skin eliciting a strong immune response and leading to less vaccine being wasted. That means patches could be used to more quickly immunise more children against life-threatening diseases. Certain groups of people may also be able to use the patches to vaccinate themselves. For example, parents could use a patch to vaccinate newborn babies delivered at home in Hepatitis B, away from health centres. Studies have shown that communities are willing to embrace the new technology. So they were really happy if we are bringing something like this which is non-invasive. They will be very happy to accept it. With the right support, pioneering patches are expected to transform vaccine programmes by 2030. Innovations like this will help us save more lives. Get behind the future of vaccines.