WDTN

Ways to handle needle and vaccine fear, local doctor weighs in

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Trypanophobia, a fear of needles, isn’t as uncommon as you think, especially in children. With vaccine options becoming available to kids, medical experts have some advise for ...
STAT

One way to fight vaccine hesitancy: ditch the needles

Sievers is a vaccine researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cambridge and the NIH Vaccine Research Center. I’m a vaccine researcher. And I’m terrified of needles. It’s not something I’m ...
Bustle

Scared Of Needles? Here’s How To Deal Before Your COVID Vaccine

You're stoked at the prospect of life getting back to normal with the COVID vaccine on the horizon. But to get the vaccine, you need not just one shot, but two. Even if you're a full-on grown up with ...
Time

‘Needle Phobia’ May Be Keeping Some From Getting Their COVID-19 Vaccine. Here’s How to Cope

Alex Denley, a 23-year-old philosophy doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, doesn’t seem like someone who would be vaccine hesitant. They’re determined to stop COVID-19 from ...
WSIL-TV

Local doctor gives advice on how to handle fear of needles

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL) -- Some people may be hesitant of the Covid-19 vaccine simply because they are afraid of needles. Murphysboro family physician, Jeff Ripperda, says being scared of needles is ...