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My upper left arm scar wasn't made by TB vaccine though, it was Rubella vaccine. I didn't associate it with aftereffects of the vaccine itself, it was the uniq
by mark-r 2y ago
My upper left arm scar wasn't made by TB vaccine though, it was Rubella vaccine. I didn't associate it with aftereffects of the vaccine itself, it was the unique method of delivery - an airgun instead of a needle. Never seen that before or since.
- lazide 2y agoThe MMR vaccine doesn’t cause that type of scar. I’ve found nothing saying air vaccination guns do either. Smallpox and TB vaccines both do though. Perhaps you got a combo?
- mark-r 2y agoThey made a big deal of it, our entire elementary school got it at the same time. And they specifically said it was for German Measles, I don't think MMR had been invented yet. This would have been before 1970.
- lazide 2y agoIf pre 1970, you almost certainly got the smallpox vaccine too. At that time it was still an active problem and working to be actively eradicated. [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/smallpox-vaccine-scar https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/smallpox-vacc...] As far as I can tell, German measles vaccine doesn’t cause a scar anymore than MMR (it’s a sub component).
- mark-r 2y agoI don't know why they would have hidden the fact that smallpox was included, anti-vax wasn't a thing at the time. But I'll admit the possibility.