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Old 02-03-2021, 08:31 PM
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The needles used on every video on TV shows them using a needle that should be used on a horse. About two inches long. Doesn't bother me but put a scare into the wife. The needles also appear to be thick. Glad to hear that in reality, the needles are normal. She gets a shot every month so this should be old hat to her.
They use a very small, 21 ga or smaller needles. Similar to a diabetic syringe. You don't feel it. Usually no blood at the injection site.

Likely what you noticed in the video is the safety sheth over the needle


https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-1...in-summary.pdf