Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Research

Effect of needle size on immunogenicity and reactogenicity of vaccines in infants: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38906.704549.7C (Published 14 September 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:571

Rapid Response:

Visual messages

The cover of the BMJ Sept 16 could be a powerful advertisement for
the wrong message. Long needles are best , but only when injections are
given in the right place. How are you going to correct the error in the
photograph ?

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

19 September 2006
richard g wilson
honorary consultant paediatrician
kingston hosp NHST