12. Scared of needles? Science has some answers.

With vaccination rates currently a topic of daily conversation, Aleena and Janine have been looking into what factors might be behind poor vaccination rates in some settings. They are surprised to find that fear or phobia of needles could be an important contributor to vaccine hesitancy. They also got their square on when voluntary primary-school level maths practice took over at their recent lunch date.   Full show notes at the Sister Doctor Squared website. Mastering of this episode, plus intro and outro music by the ever-talented Dr Adrian Diery.