July 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This is good news for all who are scared to take injection shots. According to a new study, a hypodermic needle is no more the preferred device for taking vaccination or shots of any other kind. In a test conducted on mice by the researchers of the University of Georgia, they detected that shot proved to be less effective when compared to a new device of patch coated microneedles. It was then that the researchers came to the conclusion that the hypodermic needle is a thing of the past.