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I suspect that glass syringes fell out of favor when injection
molding made it cheaper than sterilizing glass ones, that and HIV.
If I recall correctly I remember seeing glass syringes on the TV
series MASH. I know they worked hard to make it as authentic as
possible. Glass IV drippers too.<br>
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Mike M<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/4/2021 12:22 PM, Aaron Dickinson
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<div>I’m just a young’n at 40, but when I had leukemia as a
child I remember glass syringes used for the saline push to
flush my brovact line, don’t recall if any of the medications
were in glass.<br>
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<div id="readingPaneBodyContent">Glass syringes were widely
used because they could be put into an autoclave and
sterilized for reuse. The needles could also be removed and
sterilized, as well as having different size needles
attached. I remember knocking one off of a table when I was
a kid, didn’t hold up well against the floor. I would guess
that one-use syringes are widely used for the most part now,
since you don’t need to have an autoclave on hand to
sterilize them before reuse. Just toss them. Glass syringes
are still available, but I’m sure they cost a lot more.
Syringes were originally made of metal tubes. Then when
glass tubing was viable and practical, they added markings
so they could tell how much was being injected. Can’t say
for sure when plastic syringes came into being, but cost and
convenience, and the ability to mass produce, are probably
the biggest selling points that made them the current
choice.<br>
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Carl<br>
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Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. whan flu vaccine?<br>
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"like the glass ones your doctor probably uses"<br>
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I'm 53 and haven't recalled a glass syringe ever being used
on me??<br>
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Mike M<br>
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On 1/3/2021 5:46 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:szabelski@wildblue.net">szabelski@wildblue.net</a> wrote:<br>
> From what I understand, there really isn’t enough
vaccine to go around. A few million doses to cover over 330
million, and everybody needs two doses. That roughly means
that one out of 150 million can get the full vaccination.
Right now they’re not giving the second dose so that they
can at least get twice as many people the first dose. That
should hopefully change when they approve the one dose
vaccine in the next few months. There’s also the issue of
who’s making all the decisions related to distributing the
vaccine. The vaccine is made right here in Michigan, but we
are getting some of the fewest doses. Apparently the federal
government isn’t telling them who to ship doses to, and
there really isn’t any clear direction to the states as what
to do with them when they do get them. So the states are
doing what they think they’re supposed to be doing. I’ve
heard that the vaccine is just sitting in storage waiting
for federal shipping directions. The states can only request
doses and wait to see if they get them.<br>
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> Then there’s the snafu about syringes. There was a
discussion on national TV this morning that said that there
aren’t enough syringes to go around. There was a rush to
make the vaccine, but nobody thought about how to get it
into the people. I think some syringes are reusable, like
the glass ones your doctor probably uses, but today most
syringes used for vaccines are the plastic disposable kind,
where you throw it away after one use. If they start to grab
all the disposable syringes for vaccinations, that will
probably mean that people who have to self inject themselves
at home (diabetics, etc.) are going to start finding it
difficult to get the syringes they need.<br>
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> Apparently this wasn’t all thought out properly.<br>
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> Carl<br>
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> Herb,<br>
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> I too keep wondering why the vaccine isn’t going into
arms very fast. There is supposedly a lot ( hundreds of
thousands of doses) of vaccine in NY, but not much going
into arms that are officially counted. Perhaps if the right
people are known, a bit of green moves you up the unofficial
line. Politicians cry the money blues as the reason it is
not hitting arms faster. Politicians seem to easily get the
vaccine. Flu vaccine was distributed in record numbers
this year, those people are now available to do the same
with COVID. I don’t see an excuse for not rapidly moving
what is had into arms. Oh yes, the soft ground is almost
frozen enough to skid some logs without making a mess with
my D-14.<br>
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> Subject: [AT] O.T. whan flu vaccine?<br>
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> Vaccine schedule?<br>
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> Barbara & I use the same heart doctor; during his
talking with Barbara Thursday(?) about her high blood
pressure he mentioned that he had been vaccinated for wuhan
flu. Also Sunday School (senior citizen) friends who winter
in Florida (they are co-owners in more than one hotel)
mentioned this morning (Sunday School zoom) that they have
been vaccinated for wuhan flu.I am ninety and have atrial
fib.<br>
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> Phone calls this past week to our GP and our heart
doctor was a waste. I plan contacting the hospital
administrator tomorrow.<br>
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