Fear of needles
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Fear of needles, known in medical literature as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. This can lead to avoidance of medical care and vaccine hesitancy.
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It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia, although this term may also refer to a more general fear of sharply pointed objects.