Autodisable syringe

Autodisable syringe

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Category

Vaccination monitoring

Country

Switzerland

Description

A delivery device designed to prevent reuse, this type of syringe automatically (passively) disables after a single, fixed-dose injection. Autodisable syringes prevent disease transmission caused by reuse of conventional syringes. Only autodisable syringes are procured by UNICEF for immunisations.