Many people, myself included, cant stand to see a needle plunged into someones arm. Every day, whenever we see a covid story on TV, we see, over and over, needles plunged into the arms of others. Its a creepy sight. It didn't keep me from getting the vaccine (I just look away when getting the shot) but I wonder how many are turned off by this so much that it causes them to shy away from getting the shots.
Fear of needles must be overcome for Covid-19 vaccine rollout to work - CNN
My husband doesn't have a "fear" but strong adversion to them. He doesn't get a flu vaccine, and nearly passed out watching me get epidurals. But got his covid vax.
When the kids have in the past whined about their vaccines - I describe polio, mumps, my own full blown hallucinations & scars from chicken pox, what happens when tetnus causes lockjaw, cervical & testicular cancer (hpv vaccine).... That advances in science ofer human history have made it to where they don't have to deal with these things - consider yourselves fortunate. A few seconds of discomfort is a luxury compared with getting polio. Obviously you can't do this with babies & toddlers, but I don't sugar coat it - at all.
I of course comfort them when they've cried - I'm not heartless. & then I buy them ice cream.
If only adults could have the forward thinking comprehension of my young elementary school kids.
ETA - I realize the irony, because I have an absolutely irrational fear of heights... easy for me to say..
