Vaccine Administration: Needle Gauge and Length

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Vaccines must reach the desired tissue to provide an optimal immune response and reduce the likelihood of injection-site reactions. Needle selection should be based on the: ; • Route ; • Age ; • Gender and weight for adults (19 years and older) ; • Injection site ; The following table outlines recommended needle gauges and lengths. In addition, clinical judgment should be used when selecting needles to administer injectable vaccines. ; Reference: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization. www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/administration.html ; vaccine-administration-needle-length.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Needles
  • Vaccination
• Series:
  You Call the Shots
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129989/cdc_129989_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 109.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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