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Extension-Ad-2760 t1_iw52r1m wrote

Apparently, fear of needles contributes greatly to anti-vaxx feeling.

The real reason many people don't vaccinate is because they're scared of the needle. As they know this is a childish reason, they then accept anti-vaxx conspiracies as a way to justify it to themselves.

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Purple_Mo t1_iw5dbt5 wrote

Now that's a conspiracy theory

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Extension-Ad-2760 t1_iw5dt8y wrote

No, there has been actual research on this. Found it on this sub.

Can't find the paper right now unfortunately, but I have found some other related articles: https://theconversation.com/over-half-of-adults-unvaccinated-for-covid-19-fear-needles-heres-whats-proven-to-help-161636

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58086377

1 in 10 people fear needles, and half of those that haven't vaccinated do so. That is a massive correlation. This technique could be massively beneficial: at best it could reduce unvaccinated population by half.

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Yotsubato t1_iw5fves wrote

Which is crazy since high gauge needles are essentially painless. It’s the preservatives in the vaccine itself which are painful.

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secret_identity88 t1_iw5s2y3 wrote

The speed at which whatever volume of solution also can contribute to pain at the injection site. Faster injection of more solution hurts more

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Dredly t1_iw5jz2t wrote

Diabetics do not have a fear of needles... if they do they got over them really quick...

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LostOldAccountTimmay t1_iw6ub3e wrote

I don't think the point of this comment was specific to diabetic patients, and more about lifting barriers to vaccination, improving vaccination rates

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eiscego t1_iw6lsh2 wrote

I'm a type 1 diabetic with multiple tattoos and definitely not anti vax... I'm still afraid of needles

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