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What device, invented by a Scottish Physician, has made today's mass vaccinations possible?

The hypodermic syringe. Alexander Wood, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He developed the first all-glass syringe with fine-bone needle that allowed doctors to estimate a dosage based on the amount of liquid observed through the glass, thus allowing for smaller measured doses to be administered. Source: University of Edinburgh


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