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=== Dose-sparing syringes === [[File:Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (2021) D.jpeg|thumb|A dose-sparing syringe and needle being used to draw up a COVID-19 vaccine]] A dose-sparing syringe is one which minimises the amount of liquid remaining in the barrel after the plunger has been depressed. These syringes feature a combined needle and syringe, and a protrusion on the face of the plunger to expel liquid from the needle hub. Such syringes were particularly popular during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] as vaccines were in short supply.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government orders 65m syringes ahead of potential Covid-19 vaccine|url=https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinical-areas/immunology-and-vaccines/government-orders-65m-syringes-ahead-of-potential-covid-19-vaccine/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.pulsetoday.co.uk|date=14 July 2020 }}</ref>
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