Different needles for different needs, says ministry
BERNAMA
26/2/2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was indeed vaccinated and there was no sleight of hand for a different needle, the health ministry said, silencing claims on social media that there had been a switch in needles.
Instead, it said, different needles may be used during an injection procedure, including the Covid-19 vaccination process, because they serve different needs.
It said that when withdrawing fluid from the vial containing the Covid-19 vaccine, a bigger needle, which is blue in colour, is needed to ensure smooth extraction.
The needle colour signifies bore size, with the blue one used to aspirate liquid from the vial while the smaller bore-size needle (red or orange) is used for inoculation to ensure less pain and bruising, it said in a statement today.
The health ministry stressed that different needles were also required to prevent cross-contamination between patients.
“Importantly, the vaccine drawn from the vial and given to the patient is unchanged,” it added.
Yesterday, after watching television coverage of Muhyiddin receiving his first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shot, some social media users alleged that the prime minister might have been given another type of liquid as the colour of the needles changed from blue to orange during the vaccination process.
26/2/2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was indeed vaccinated and there was no sleight of hand for a different needle, the health ministry said, silencing claims on social media that there had been a switch in needles.
Instead, it said, different needles may be used during an injection procedure, including the Covid-19 vaccination process, because they serve different needs.
It said that when withdrawing fluid from the vial containing the Covid-19 vaccine, a bigger needle, which is blue in colour, is needed to ensure smooth extraction.
The needle colour signifies bore size, with the blue one used to aspirate liquid from the vial while the smaller bore-size needle (red or orange) is used for inoculation to ensure less pain and bruising, it said in a statement today.
The health ministry stressed that different needles were also required to prevent cross-contamination between patients.
“Importantly, the vaccine drawn from the vial and given to the patient is unchanged,” it added.
Yesterday, after watching television coverage of Muhyiddin receiving his first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shot, some social media users alleged that the prime minister might have been given another type of liquid as the colour of the needles changed from blue to orange during the vaccination process.
