No one likes to be poked with a needle, whether for a vaccine or a blood draw. But for children, getting a shot at the doctor's office can be frightening and lead to some emotional outbursts.

10-month-old Eli gets a glob of topical lidocaine in anticipation of setting an intravenous line for hydrating fluids. Eli was mostly smiles at Health First’s Pediatric Emergency Department at Holmes ...

Nobody likes getting shots, right? But for some, especially children, the prospect of a needle can be terrifying. Now that 12- to 15-year-olds are able to get the Pfizer vaccine, parents with ...

Kids have very active imaginations (as you probably know quite well, if you’re a parent or guardian). In advance of a blood draw, they might come up with all sorts of scenarios about what will take ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that children receive dozens of vaccinations between birth and 18 years of age. With so many shots needed during early childhood, it’s ...

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BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ/WYMT) -- Playing at the park should be a safe environment for kids to run around, get out some energy, and just be kids. But for a mom in Bell County, Kentucky, she’ll be taking ...

As more kids become eligible for the Pfizer shot, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with pharmacist Anna Taddio, who specializes in pain mitigation, about how to help them overcome needle phobia. Nobody ...