Needle Phobia Could Hinder Vaccine Compliance

Ego Pharmaceuticals

Studies have shown around 20 – 50% of adolescents and 20-30% of young adults have a fear of needles, with needle phobia more prevalent in females than males1. It is no surprise that most children also exhibit a phobia to needles1.

With the current international focus on the importance of compliance to vaccinations, be aware that there are options to help you overcome your fear of vaccinations, by helping to provide anaesthesia for the skin.
Numit cream is a skin numbing cream which has two active ingredients (local anaesthetics) that work together to give a skin-numbing effect, so you can tough it through a range of common minor superficial medical and cosmetic procedures. Numit is proudly Australian made and owned by Ego, the experts in the science of healthy skin.
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