Thought of the Day - March 25 2021 - Vaccinations, Are We Doing Them Wrong?

You know when you take Heroin, after you stick the needle in you always draw the plunger back a little until you see the curlicue of blood enter the chamber. I always thought this was just part of the ritual - you know taking a pause to anticipate the rush. But no. Is it to remove any air from the needle or dilute the junk a little? Nope. The practice is used to make sure you have properly hit the vein. Who knew?

It seems in the case of a vaccine you don't want to hit a blood vessel; the COVID vaccine is supposed to go into the muscle. Thus you could use the drawback method (aspiration) to ensure that you haven't done it wrong, but this takes longer and in general cause more muscle ache after the fact. Therefore it is not part of the standard practice for COVID injections.

For example, I found this in the: Vaccine Administration Practices from the Canadian Immunization Guide.

And from BC CDC

Anyway, I am telling you all of this as there is a new theory out of Denmark that has caused them to revise their practices. The recent cases of the few deaths caused by blood clots, especially in younger people with no prior conditions, could be due to the injections being done wrong. It could be that the vaccine was sent directly into the bloodstream, and that would be bad. Bad enough even to cause blood clots in the brain.

Who knew? Well anyone delivering vaccinations sure should.

Cheers

Cliff