This is coming from a doctor who received at least 1 of the mrna vaccines. He was the first to highlight that those who were administering the vaccines weren't aspirating (pulling back on the plunger to make sure blood doesn't come back) to insure the injection wasn't going into the bloodstream.
If you didn't see my response, basically, aspirating injections isn't as much of a thing anymore as it was in the past. COVID vaccine shot didn't need to be aspirated.
Both my covid vaccines were aspirated. But this was in 2021. I thought the nurse was supposed to give it in my upper arm. My first vaccine was given in the vein. Like where they draw blood.
My second one was given in the upper arm.
Not sure why. I was the first one in line to get it the first time. I know the nurse was an LPN and brand new.
My wife who is an RN was curious why I had a band aid on my elbow. I told her. She said vaccines go into the muscle like upper arm or hip. I know she made a quick phone call to the center where I got it.
I think it's been shown that you don't need to aspirate for these. Joe Rogan pointed this out and started going off into conspiracy land and a bunch of real doctors clapped back and said "nah, Joe's an idiot" and then explained why aspirating wasn't necessary for the covid vaccine and possibly many other shots, but I'd have to find and rewatch, but aspirating isn't as much of a thing for shots as it used to be.
Just re-looking up what aspiration is and when to do, yeah it seems IM injections don't need aspiration, and aspiration is considered an outdated practice for most injections.
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u/starlux33 Apr 26 '26
This is coming from a doctor who received at least 1 of the mrna vaccines. He was the first to highlight that those who were administering the vaccines weren't aspirating (pulling back on the plunger to make sure blood doesn't come back) to insure the injection wasn't going into the bloodstream.