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Extension-Ad-2760 t1_iw5dt8y wrote

Reply to comment by Purple_Mo in Scientists are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead take pills to manage their conditions. They have created a chemical “tag” that can be added to these drugs, allowing them to enter blood circulation via the intestines by giuliomagnifico

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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