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Can you define 'aspiration' in this case? The link is rather dense to the layperson.

• DoreenMichele 5y ago
  It is apparently a means to double check and make sure you are injecting into a muscle and not into a blood vessel by seeing if you can draw blood at that site before you actually inject anything. https://askinglot.com/what-does-it-mean-to-aspirate-an-injection https://askinglot.com/what-does-it-mean-to-aspirate-an-injec...
• nradov 5y ago
  Aspiration is pulling back the syringe plunger prior to injection to ensure the needle tip is in the correct tissue and not in a vein. This isn't typically done for COVID-19 vaccinations, and there is some controversy in medical circles about whether this should be a standard procedure. https://f1000research.com/articles/3-157/v3 https://f1000research.com/articles/3-157/v3
  • spurgu 5y ago
    I saw a statistic of Denmark (who are aspirating) vs Norway (who aren't), and vaccine complications[0] were something like 1 in 25.000 in Denmark vs 1 in 15.000 in Norway[1], so there was a clear difference. [0] Or myocarditis specifically? [1] Don't quote me on these numbers, they are ballpark numbers from my memory
    • basch 5y ago
      isnt that backwards from the expectation?
      • spurgu 5y ago
        Yes you're right, my bad, edited (switched the numbers around).