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> Notice the change in tense, "would be". Maybe in February of 2021 that was a concern, but by February 2022, there's so much vaccine in so many people that thi
by ls15 5y ago
> Notice the change in tense, "would be". Maybe in February of 2021 that was a concern, but by February 2022, there's so much vaccine in so many people that this particular concern is just laughable.
But we are still learning new things about the vaccines. For example, the RKI (like the German CDC) changed its recommendations regarding vaccine administration only a couple of days ago. They are now recommending aspiration before injection for safety reasons, because new studies suggest a link between unwanted side effects and accidental intravenous injection. This recommendation comes after 200 million administered doses in Germany. Most other countries still don't make this recommendation.
https://youtu.be/NVXA9posslo https://youtu.be/NVXA9posslo
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2022/Ausgaben/07_22.pdf?__blob=publicationFile https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2022/Au...
The vaccine is to be injected only intramuscular (i.m.),
and in no case intradermal, subcutaneous, or intravenous.
In animal models, direct intravenous injection of an mRNA vaccine has led to Myopericarditis (both clinically and histopathologically).
Although inadvertent intravenous injections are rare during application of intramuscular vaccines,
aspiration of the needle is a sensible precaution when vaccinating against COVID-19 and can lead to increased safety.