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(But it was the live typhoid vaccine, which took half a week for the course, that made me feel the worse — a sick-like unpleasantness would settle on me for half a day after taking each dose, coupled with stomach issues. But I finished the course, like a good patient.)
All of which to say is: needles are kind of disturbing imagery. There may be some deep-seated fear of "penetration" with sharp things, it may be something else, I don't know. Using them to symbolize vaccines probably tilts the discussion in the wrong direction.
I saw a photo the other day of a child being inoculated with a hypodermic, and she and her mother were smiling. The needle was a small part of the photo. Doesn't entirely do away with your concerns, but an improvement.
Definitely. I think the macro lens approach is absolutely the wrong approach, because it makes the needle seem huge. All of the needles I've had lately (the tetanus and TDap) were so tiny I didn't even really feel them — less than a pinch.
Maybe we should go back the jet-injector?? Also thought you might like this one. Here's Agnew getting the Swine Flu Vaccine:https://twitter.com/Casillic/status/967525423075733504 …
There was a lot of cross contamination with those ones. There are newer ones that have a disposable cartridge for each patient.
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