Are butterfly needles bigger or smaller than flu shot needles?

Depends. A “butterfly” isn't a kind of needle, per se, but it's an arrangement of a needle with a “butterfly” handle and a tube that can be hooked up to a blood collection tube. read more

Depends. A “butterfly” isn’t a kind of needle, per se, but it’s an arrangement of a needle with a “butterfly” handle and a tube that can be hooked up to a blood collection tube. read more

The FDA has approved the first flu shot to be injected with a tiny needle into a skin layer called the dermis rather than into muscle. read more

Depends. A “butterfly” isn’t a kind of needle, per se, but it’s an arrangement of a needle with a “butterfly” handle and a tube that can be hooked up to a blood collection tube. You’d never use a butterfly to give a shot because that’s not what it’s for. read more

The flu shot is now available in a less-scary skin prick instead of a needle, but its only offered to people between ages 18 to 64. Elderly people must still endure the inch-long flu shot needle. The flu shot is now available in a less-scary skin prick instead of a needle, but its only offered to people between ages 18 to 64. read more