The smallpox vaccine causes an immune reaction in your skin that leaves a small scar.
tonguepuncher88 on
It’s because of the method of delivery for the smallpox vaccine.
1984isnoww on
Yeah I had to get this when I went to Korea.
They poke you in the arm a couple times with a needle covered in the small pox virus, a weakened version apparently.
Then you get this nasty bubble on your arm for a week and it falls off.
ThatDamnRocketRacoon on
I think Gen X was the last generation to have these. Not even sure all of them have it.
ThinkLadder1417 on
In the UK these were called the bcg vaccine, can’t recall what it stood for, they’re discontinued.
They blistered and were sore, it was common tradition for older kids to punch your arm to make them worse, which contributed to the terrible scaring.
Intelligent_Sky_7081 on
I like how when people don’t understand something, they assume it’s a conspiracy
Or God. It’s one of the two
lonelycranberry on
This isn’t a conspiracy.
Sugar_Vivid on
Why is even the most casual thing a conspiracy now?
Disastrous-Eagle3891 on
Some countries (Antipodean) phased these out in the late 80’s, so I never got vaxxed for TB. I think it’s because they thought they had eradicated it in our country. (NZ). However, migration and global travel has brought it back with a vengeance-so babies now get vaccinated again. At this stage I am not immune.
Saint_299 on
My mom was born in 48’ and had that scar
National-Plastic8691 on
“ The smallpox vaccine is given by a special technique. It is not administered as a „shot“ in the way that most other vaccines are. It is given using a two-pronged (bifurcated) needle that is dipped into the vaccine solution. When removed, the needle holds a droplet of the vaccine. The needle is used to prick the skin a number of times in a few seconds. The pricking is not deep, but it will cause a sore spot and one or two drops of blood to form. The vaccine usually is given in the upper arm.
If the vaccination is successful, a red and itchy lesion develops at the vaccine site in 3 to 4 days. In the first week, the lesion becomes a large blister, fills with pus, and begins to drain. During the second week, the lesion begins to dry and a scab forms. The scab falls off in the third week, leaving a small scar.”
I have that from the TB vaccine when I was a baby.
northern_crypto on
My parents were born in 58 and they have these scars too. I was born in 80s and dont have it.
emilchien on
It’s the scar after the reaction to tuberculosis vaccine – it makes scab. nothing consoiracy related here
RapRexx on
1898. Tengo una. Mi hijo ya tiene su cicatriz. Casi todo mexicano tiene una. 😌
Why_r_people_ on
I have this for the TB vaccine. It’s not administered with a regular needle, the thing looked like a gun. Hurt like hell
thischaracter17 on
Funny enough I was born in Mexico 1991 and the scar was a way to authenticate that you were actually born in Mexico. I call it my „Made in Mexico“ stamp instead of „Made in China“ like most things 😂
BizBlondie on
My mother was anti vax, so I never got one. Apparently it was mandatory to go to school, but somehow I made it through 12 years of education at 6 different schools without it. 🤔
Entire_Musician_8667 on
My mom has one, smallpox vaccine I think she got while in the army.
R0UNDSD0WNRANGE on
Smallpox vaccine. It’s a requirement in the military to this day to have one before deployment. I got it 2 times in the same spot. (2 dif deployments)
IllHand on
Small pox!!
bossman771 on
Smallpox vaccine. Both of my parents have them. They are both in their 60s.
jason733canada on
i have one .Gen Xer
Indigo_Eyez on
The smallpox vaccine was administered with a bifurcated needle onto the skin and the immune response was to cause this scarring.
SmokinJoker46290 on
I got this before I deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. They told me it was small pox vaccine.
WalnutNode on
looks like smallpox. it causes a huge blister that heals weirdly. Mine got better over time, leaving a small scar that I can’t see with the arm hair around it.
itstallman on
I hope everyone now knows it was made during smallpox vaccination. When I saw this post, I wanted to throw a random fact which I read long back – smallpox is the only disease humans have ever removed completely, and only ONE lab in Russia and the USA has the virus sample as of now.
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Smallpox vaccine scar
The smallpox vaccine causes an immune reaction in your skin that leaves a small scar.
It’s because of the method of delivery for the smallpox vaccine.
Yeah I had to get this when I went to Korea.
They poke you in the arm a couple times with a needle covered in the small pox virus, a weakened version apparently.
Then you get this nasty bubble on your arm for a week and it falls off.
I think Gen X was the last generation to have these. Not even sure all of them have it.
In the UK these were called the bcg vaccine, can’t recall what it stood for, they’re discontinued.
They blistered and were sore, it was common tradition for older kids to punch your arm to make them worse, which contributed to the terrible scaring.
I like how when people don’t understand something, they assume it’s a conspiracy
Or God. It’s one of the two
This isn’t a conspiracy.
Why is even the most casual thing a conspiracy now?
Some countries (Antipodean) phased these out in the late 80’s, so I never got vaxxed for TB. I think it’s because they thought they had eradicated it in our country. (NZ). However, migration and global travel has brought it back with a vengeance-so babies now get vaccinated again. At this stage I am not immune.
My mom was born in 48’ and had that scar
“ The smallpox vaccine is given by a special technique. It is not administered as a „shot“ in the way that most other vaccines are. It is given using a two-pronged (bifurcated) needle that is dipped into the vaccine solution. When removed, the needle holds a droplet of the vaccine. The needle is used to prick the skin a number of times in a few seconds. The pricking is not deep, but it will cause a sore spot and one or two drops of blood to form. The vaccine usually is given in the upper arm.
If the vaccination is successful, a red and itchy lesion develops at the vaccine site in 3 to 4 days. In the first week, the lesion becomes a large blister, fills with pus, and begins to drain. During the second week, the lesion begins to dry and a scab forms. The scab falls off in the third week, leaving a small scar.”
https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/vaccines/getting-your-smallpox-vaccine.html
We all have it in Brazil. Its mandatory for kids.
anyone before 1976 has them for sure
I have that from the TB vaccine when I was a baby.
My parents were born in 58 and they have these scars too. I was born in 80s and dont have it.
It’s the scar after the reaction to tuberculosis vaccine – it makes scab. nothing consoiracy related here
1898. Tengo una. Mi hijo ya tiene su cicatriz. Casi todo mexicano tiene una. 😌
I have this for the TB vaccine. It’s not administered with a regular needle, the thing looked like a gun. Hurt like hell
Funny enough I was born in Mexico 1991 and the scar was a way to authenticate that you were actually born in Mexico. I call it my „Made in Mexico“ stamp instead of „Made in China“ like most things 😂
My mother was anti vax, so I never got one. Apparently it was mandatory to go to school, but somehow I made it through 12 years of education at 6 different schools without it. 🤔
My mom has one, smallpox vaccine I think she got while in the army.
Smallpox vaccine. It’s a requirement in the military to this day to have one before deployment. I got it 2 times in the same spot. (2 dif deployments)
Small pox!!
Smallpox vaccine. Both of my parents have them. They are both in their 60s.
i have one .Gen Xer
The smallpox vaccine was administered with a bifurcated needle onto the skin and the immune response was to cause this scarring.
I got this before I deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. They told me it was small pox vaccine.
looks like smallpox. it causes a huge blister that heals weirdly. Mine got better over time, leaving a small scar that I can’t see with the arm hair around it.
I hope everyone now knows it was made during smallpox vaccination. When I saw this post, I wanted to throw a random fact which I read long back – smallpox is the only disease humans have ever removed completely, and only ONE lab in Russia and the USA has the virus sample as of now.