Adam wants to get his Covid vaccine – but an extreme fear of needles is holding him back.
The 23-year-old says it’s not the pain he’s afraid of, but the thought of the injection itself – and the needle piercing his skin.
"It feels like you have no way out, you can’t do anything, your heart rate’s pushing 200, you can’t focus on anything… it’s about a pathological fear of needles."
A recent Oxford University survey of more than 15,000 adults in the UK suggests needle phobia accounts for about 10% of Covid vaccine hesitancy.
The survey also suggests reluctance to get the Covid jab is generally a bit higher in younger people and some ethnic minority groups.
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