Tackling a fear of needles to increase COVID-19 vaccination rate

[ASFN Admin]

Four free group therapy sessions will be offered to anyone with a fear of needles next month at the University of Ottawa as psychologists hope to help increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate. According to Andrea Ashbaugh, a clinical psychologist and the director of the University of Ottawa's Centre for Psychological Services and Research, about three per cent of the population is diagnosed with a phobia of needles. Many others also suffer from a general fear of needles or injections, and Ashbaugh

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