Jet Injectors From the 1950s Could Persuade More People To Get Vaccinated

A lot of people aren’t getting vaccinated due to their needle phobia, but there is a needless option

A jet injector being used in mass vaccinations, 1976 swine flu outbreak, United States (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Getting people to vaccinate within this pandemic seems to be a bigger problem than any other pandemic from the 20th century. Some still feel skeptical about the vaccine whilst others have a phobia of being vaccinated or better said a needle phobia. We cannot force people to be vaccinated, but we can surely encourage them by giving them a more painless option.

Back in the 1960s, medics started using jet injectors that don’t use any sort of needle and they have been proven to be more efficient than conventional syringes. This invention was way ahead of its time and to some, it seemed incredible how you can get vaccinated without a needle. The way it works is quite simple, jet injectors use high-pressure compressed air to shoot the vaccine through the skin at a speed of 1,200 psi.

History of Jet Injectors

Believe it or not, jet injectors were actually created by accident. At the beginning of the 1920s, high volume production of diesel engines started to occur due to the high demand. At the time jet injectors were used in diesel engines to pump the fuel right into the…