From trips to the dentist to vaccinations, injections are a mainstay of modern medicine.
And, while it s fair to say few of us really like them, the mere thought of a needle is enough to make some pass out.
Up to 10 per cent of the UK population has a needle phobia and, with the biggest vaccination programme in Britain s history under way in which at least 30 million adults are due to be offered two shots of the coronavirus vaccine millions of trypanophobics, as needle phobia is known, could be struggling with fear over the next few months.
Up to 10 per cent of the UK population has the needle phobia trypanophobia. (Stock image)