News & Views: Alleviating the Pain Caused by Injections
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Vaccine Update for Healthcare ProvidersA World Health Organization (WHO) panel recently conducted a systematic review of 55 interventions related to pain management around injections. The resulting position paper concluded that pain management can be effectively addressed and does not hinder efficacy of vaccinations. The paper went on to describe which methods are recommended for use and which are not.
Review or download the report published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, WHO, Sept. 25, 2015.
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS, Paul A. Offit, MD
Categories: News and Views About Vaccines, Vaccine Update Oct. 2015
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