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Flying syringe

Okay kiddo, imagine that we are trying to give people medicine or vaccines but it's really hard to get to them. Maybe they live in a place where there aren't roads or it takes a long time to get there.

Well, scientists came up with an idea called a flying syringe. It's not like a normal syringe that you get at the doctor's office, but it flies through the air like a little plane.

Inside the flying syringe, there is medicine or vaccines. We can program it to fly to the exact spot where people need the medicine. It's kind of like a delivery drone or a little robot that brings medicine to people who need it.

This can be really helpful, especially for places far away where it's hard to get medical help. The flying syringe can fly over mountains, through forests, and even over rivers to reach those people.

So, in short, a flying syringe is like a little robot that can fly and deliver medicine to people who need it. Pretty cool, right?
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