I’m scared of the covid jab

Pinch yourself with your thumb and pointer finger, it's even less painful than that lol

its barely anythin

toughen up

Let whoever is administering the shot know that you've had a hard time with shots in the past. It's not unusual for people to have extremely phobic reactions and I'm sure there will be a way they can accommodate it.

I haven't had mine yet, but I know people who have had the Pfizer and the Astrazeneca and they all said the actual shot itself didn't hurt at all.

I find not looking helps. Ask if you can sit down for a little bit after your shot, breathe deeply, and when you do stand up, do it slowly. You'll need to hang around at least 15mins after, so don't rush yourself.

Good luck. You're doing the right thing.

It's more than just a shot! Think about it. You pay for all vaccine, flu, pneumonia, baby shots and they have had many years to perfect these vaccines yet they are not full proof. Not a vaccine is made in less than a year, it's free and some states are paying you to get it! One has to wonder why!

Me too. Just close your eyes and think of England, as my grandma sometimes says.

A blood test uses a relatively large diameter needle and it has to be in the vein for a while. If the person drawing the blood is skilled and you have veins that are relatively large, close to the surface of the skin and so easily seen, the process can be pretty quick. But it can involve multiple pokes and that can get a little uncomfortable.

The Covid vaccine uses a needle that's much thinner and only about a centimetre long, it is normally injected into the muscle of the upper arm, and the amount of vaccine in the syringe is small. The process literally takes a few seconds: the person administering the vaccine wipes a sterilising pad on the site for the injection, sticks the tiny needle in, pushes the plunger down, pulls the needle out, and presses the sterilising wipe on the point of injection to stop any blood seeping out. Giving injections like this doesn't require much skill, and the people giving these vaccines have had a hell of a lot of practice lately.

If you're squeamish about such things, look away once you feel the damp wipe on your arm. As Haunted says, it shouldn't feel any worse than a pinch.

Feels like a mosquito bite

covid JAB. I love your speech patterns.

Normal to be scared, but suck it up, there nothing to it. You hardly feel it and it’s better than getting or spreading the damned disease.

Up to you whether you want to be one of the survivors burying the other 75% of the population in mass graves a few years from now. Needles are nothing compared to what you'll be faced with in the future.

Got the Phizer about a month ago. Arm was a little sore after the first one and felt like crap for a day after the second. I don't like needles either but I barely even felt it.

Tell the injection nurse about your fear and past problems. They should have staff to assist you:

One technique I have seen is that they get you watching something really interesting, use a local anesthetic to minimize the pain, and jab you when you are not expecting it.

They have other methods as well. If it's a truely severe situation they may decline to give you the vaccine.

Think of this though: Is a moment of pain more trouble than getting Covid-19. Keep in mind that between 15-20% of people who had Covid-19 are reporting long term effects that affect their lives and in some cases their ability to work. I'm once such case: A year later and I still have problems which clearly affect my ability to earn $.

Yes, I am too, which is why I refuse to have it. I'll die first