Does getting a vaccine hurt

Answer 1

You will feel a little sharp poke and sting with the intramuscular (IM) flu vaccine. Afterward it might get a little sore at the site of the injection. It's much better than getting the FLU, though.

There is now a new form of flu vaccines (called Fluzone ID in the US) available for the 2011-2012 flu season that uses a "Microinjection system" to inject the vaccine between the layers of skin. This new type provides:

• Improved acceptance by needle-averse individuals
• Needle is not readily visible to the patient
• Needle size 90% smaller than IM needles, 30 gauge
• Needle depth 1.5 mm
• Smaller amount of vaccine solution injected 0.1 mL
• Less antigen per injection, 27 mcg compared to 45 mcg IM
• Trials indicate less pain with injections
• Can cause more local injection site symptoms of mild to moderate redness, swelling, and other site reactions than IM, for 3-7 days than IM
• Fewer systemic reactions (fever, headaches, muscle aches, etc.) than IM
• 75% of trial participants were very satisfied
• 96% of clinicians giving the ID vaccines would recommend that method

Answer 2

You are having a object penetrate the skin causing your nerve clusters in your skin to be stimulated. These stimulated nerve clusters send a signal up your nervous system into the brain causing your neurons to fire in a certain pattern causing you to feel pain.

Answer 3

it is only a pinch, count to 5 and it will be over before you know it