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Legitimate efforts to encourage vaccination may have also inadvertently sparked fear by showing exaggeratedly large syringes, said Guidry, who urged public health experts to be careful with their messages, too. I know those pictures are supposed to psych me up for the fact that the vaccine is safe and available, and I’m not worried at all about the vaccines’ safety,” said Hoffmann. “But what I can’t take because of my fear of needles is looking at a picture of someone with a small-bore needle buried in their deltoid muscle.”

But Geller and Gallagher said barriers created by this fear or phobia could be lowered with careful public health messaging, along with self-help techniques individuals can practice or, in severe cases, professional assistance from a therapist.

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Whether it’s one or two shots, experts suggest a variety of steps to help people who struggle get through the process: Public health experts say it’s important to get at least 70 percent to 80 percent of the public vaccinated to reach what is called herd immunity, when enough people will either have had the Covid-19 virus or a vaccination, to severely limit its further spread. Some people avoid needles because of fear of pain, some from fear of fainting,” said Geller. “And some people do faint.”

An analysis of a broad range of studies from the U.S. and other countries on this topic by researchers at the University of Michigan showed that 20 percent to 30 percent of adults studied cited concern about needles, ranging from mild anxiety to a phobia strong enough to keep some from seeking medical care. Even many health care workers cited a fear of needles, according to the research, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing in August 2018. A lot of people assume that what I’m afraid of is the pain,” said Hoffmann. The worst part for him, he said, is how he can’t control his fear in that public setting. And it’s embarrassing. “I’m not alone when it happens. The person giving me the injection sees it. I can’t hide it.” There are many reasons why doctors use syringes. One reason is to inject medication into a patient’s body. Syringes can also be used to withdraw fluids from a patient’s body. If I were to drive by a drugstore and it had a poster in the window saying ‘Come get it today for your family. Do it for the nation. Do it for the public good’ We would all know what the ‘it’ is. They don’t have to show it.”Such “fear visuals,” Guidry said, “get more attention,” and may be remembered longer than other types of illustrations.