Syringe for vaccines
Sealed and unusued BD Flu+ syringe for use with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, ref 305832, expiry date 2025-12-31, made by Becton Dickinson, made in Spain, from the Science Museum NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre, 2021
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Single use syringes are used to deliver vaccine doses, usually into a person's arm. After use, they are safely disposed.
After weeks of careful planning and installation, the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Centre at the Science Museum first welcomed people to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on 11 March 2021. Run by NHS staff and volunteers, the clinic delivered over 122,000 doses to people over the course of a year. People had to pre-book their appointments when invited by the NHS. When the clinic first opened, the museum was closed to visitors but reopened on 19 May 2021 for five days a week.
- Measurements:
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overall: 110 mm x 145 mm x 15 mm,
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) and stainless steel
- Object Number:
- 2023-956/1
- type:
- syringe
