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If 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.
by lazide 2y ago
If 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.