Needle phobia is quite common but may be soon part of history!
Approximately 20% of the population don’t like to be jabbed with a needle… Students from Rice University found a solution by inventing the Comfortably Numb, a new device that makes getting an injection practically painless.
Have a look at how it works with this video:
The cost could be an issue but with scale-up production it could go down significantly (USD 2 per piece today vs USD 0.35 for syringe with needle). The extra cost is worth it, especially for people afraid of needle like children for example.
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