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One more thing that bothered me was that lot of medical staffs world over were not informed about aspiration for intramuscular injection.
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One more thing that bothered me was that lot of medical staffs world over were not informed about aspiration for intramuscular injection.
- Bud 4y agoBut they're certainly aware of the general issue. Also, there does not appear to have been conclusive evidence that aspiration was warranted, especially not in 2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783631/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783631/
- core-utility 4y agoAdditionally, many doctors have said that 2 weeks between shots was too quick and would not be enough time for the first shot to "primer". 2 weeks acted more like a single larger dose than 2 spread out doses. Edit: My memory failed me, the spacing was 3 weeks and 4 weeks (Pfizer and Moderna respectively). Point still stands though. Ref: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/marty-makary/94315 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/marty-makary/94315
- belltaco 4y agoWhat vaccine was given with 2 weeks between shots?
- core-utility 4y agoUpdated my original comment, I thought it was 2 and 3 weeks, not 3 and 4 weeks.