I think the correct term for adults who are afraid of them is 'bitch baby'
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I've found the best way to deal with a fear of needles is to scream slurs
Yeah because people afraid of vaccines never grow up...
It's a lack of education. I mean, sure, there do be a lot of fucking morons around, but even morons can learn if there is a proper and easily accessible means of doing so. Just having the Internet is not enough, you have to be taught how to learn, and what, and that still requires humans laying it out for you over time, over a long long time.
I don't think kids are afraid of vaccines per se, it more so a:
poke-y sharp metal object that OW IT HURTS!
sort of thing
Taking blood is even scarier... aaahhhh
THEY'RE STEALING MY BLOOOD AAAAHHH HALP MOM
seriously tho. I was told that an adult human has like 2.5 liters of blood kids have 1.5 liters (from memory, no google)
so I got scared they took too much and I was afraid I'd drop dead if I didn't have enough blood... lmfao
I was like... idk 8-12 I think...
There are risks involved with vaccines. These are usually low and can be mitigated or decreased severely. E.g. don’t run a marathon the same day you get a COVID-19 shot.
Small world. A cousin of mine had a negative reaction soon after getting the 2nd dose of Pfizer. Got rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night from what I heard, spent long time in ICU, got their parents worried, they were talking about it on the wechat group. Sent a wave of panic throught the entire friend circle.
Imagine having one of the people you know IRL having a bad reaction to the vaccine.
(not anti-vax btw, just sharing anecdotes)
I'm afraid of the ocean.
as you should be, being a hairless ape. hairless ape has no business being in the ocean
There is a visceral feeling when you stare out at the ocean and into the distance.