What causes intramuscular shots to hurt? Is it the volume being administered?

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What causes intramuscular shots to hurt? Is it the volume being administered?

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In the case of something like a tetanus shot the presence of the inactive virus is enough to provoke an immune response. Since tetanus paralyzes muscles the vaccine causes pain in the muscles of the arm after injection.

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