is an injection painful or does an injection hurt?

Question: is an injection painful or does an injection hurt?
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  cure,
  hurt,
  injections,
  medicine,
  pain,
  vaccination
Asked by sharyce to Ed, Sam on 24 Jun 2011.
- Sam Tazzyman answered on 24 Jun 2011:
  
  It usually hurts a little bit but really not very much. In my experience people are far more scared of injections than they should be based on how much they actually hurt.
- Ed Morrison answered on 24 Jun 2011:
  
  I remember some of my injections at school left my arm feeling a bit numb afterwards. The actual injection is fine, just like a small scratch.

Question: is an injection painful or does an injection hurt?