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I went for covid vacine today.so nurse clean my skin with cotton which was not sterile and then injected me.can you get hiv if cotton was reused which contained fresh blood.so i m concernd if needle puncture in skin can cause hiv to go inside my body?

Q: i went for covid vacine today.so nurse clean my skin with cotton which was not sterile and then injected me.can you get hiv if cotton was reused which contained fresh blood.so i m concernd if needle puncture in skin can cause hiv to go inside my body?

: Where did you go to have your vaccine? It is unlikely that cotton was not sterile. Was antiseptic-type solution applied with the cotton. The scenario that you have described is not very likely. Did you comment or express any concern regarding what occurred.

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Where did you go to have your vaccine? It is unlikely that cotton was not sterile. Was antiseptic-type solution applied with the cotton. The scenario that you have described is not very likely. Did you comment or express any concern regarding what occurred.

Answered 2/19/2023

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A member asked:

I went for covid vacine today.so nurse clean my skin with cotton which was not sterile and then injected me.can you get hiv if cotton was reused which contained fresh blood.so i m concernd if needle puncture in skin can cause hiv to go inside my body?

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