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Subcutaneous (SQ or subq)

Last Updated: May 17, 2012

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Subcutaneous (SQ or subq)-Injection under the skin, not deep into the underlying muscle. If approved as a route of injection on the vaccine label, subcutaneous injection is just as effective as the intramuscular route, and may avoid muscle damage.

 

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