Vaccines can be scary for kids. This doctor can help : Short Wave : NPR

Based on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, about one in 4 adults has a concern of needles, which many say began once they had been children. For some folks, the concern of needles is powerful sufficient that they keep away from getting essential remedies, vaccines or checks. That may pose a significant issue for public well being.

Researchers have helped develop a 5 step plan to assist stop what they name “unnecessary ache” for teenagers getting injections or their blood drawn. Visitor host Tom Dreisbach talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Youngsters’s Hospitals, who works with a staff to implement the plan at his personal hospital.

Friedrichsdorf advised Quick Wave that among the most essential analysis to eradicate ache comes from Canadian researchers. Be taught extra about their work right here.

This episode was impressed by the reporting of our colleague April Dembosky, a journalist at member station KQED and KFF Well being Information. Learn her digital story right here.

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This episode was produced by Margaret Cirino. It was edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez, who additionally checked the info. Kwesi Lee was the audio engineer.