Smallpox vaccine was live cowpox virus which causes this scarring. It was one of the most effective vaccines.
Smallpox is a horror.
Comment on CW: Picture of a severe vaccine injury, NSFL
bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoWhat the hell is that what it is? My mom has one too and I never realised that it’s a vaccine scar
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 23 hours ago
bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I haven’t noticed mine in decades but we all had them growing up.
We also yearly got these pink tablets to chew that colored your teeth - darker meant you weren’t doing a great job brushing your teeth.
la508@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Holy fuck. I’d totally forgotten about those. They would stain the plaque on your teeth so you knew where to brush.
piwakawakas@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
BCG vaccine for TB causes scars like this
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yep that is the old vaccine. It is still used in some poorer parts of the world as well.