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re used holder!

in a lab in morocco i went to make a test and they re used to holder, the needle was new but the holder had some blood inside and now im scared the virus could go trow the needle untill my vain, plz help
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i went to my doctor and he said they dnt reuse it anymore and its bad tht i went there to make my test, i will make new test again im so scared n bad
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480448 tn?1426948538
No it could not.
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THANKS FOR REPLAY SWEETY, but wht if the opposite side of the needle touched tht blood? could it travel trought the needdle untill go inside my vain?
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480448 tn?1426948538
It's a common practive to reuse the vaccutainer, or "holder"...it would not cause infection in any way, it could not access your body from the vaccutainer.  You have nothing to worry about.
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