Smile for your COVID-19 vaccine – research says it’ll hurt less

Smile for your COVID-19 vaccine – research says it’ll hurt less

A new study from the University of California – Irvine has found that smiling and grimacing can help ease the pain of a vaccine — assuming you sincerely mean the facial expression, that is. … The study’s principal investigator Sarah Pressman explained: Our study demonstrates a simple, free and clinically meaningful method of making the needle injection less awful. Given the numerous anxiety- and pain-provoking situations found in medical practice, we hope that an understanding of how and when smiling and grimacing helps will foster effective pain reduction strategies that result in better patient experiences.