I had two, the second because of travel to another continent.

I of course got this as a kid (born in 1957), I think even maybe as baby, but I have no memory of it and no scar.

Omg, yes. I think, mine lasted for decades. Seriously. Every time I would wear sleeveless tops, I always get asked where and how I got the scar on my left upper arm.

I have a BCG scar

wait that needle looks really big - no wonder the scar looked like that

My mom got them to give me this on the sole of my foot so I can wear sleeveless.

I still have mine. It has never faded.

Me.

I do

My sister has one, but I don't. Either they stopped giving them between the time she got hers and I was ready for mine, or my parents didn't bother, which was just as possible.

But without the scar, how will Claire know if you're a time traveler?

Did these hurt? I’m mildly concerned by the size of the scar

I got one of these but on my back shoulder

Born in 1957, went to France in 1964 so I had a ton of vaccines but no smallpox scar so I'm still wondering if It "took."

I got mine in the 1950s

Me!

🤚I have one.

I don't have the scar, which made me the odd one out in my age group. They attempted to vaccinate me 3 times and none of them "took". Nobody could figure out why

BCG Vaccine Scar- The tuberculosis vaccine cause a blister to fill with pus, crust over, and form a scab within a few weeks. People who received the BCG vaccine in the past often have a permanent scar in the area where they received the injection. Not Smallpox!

My late Dad had a quarter sized vaccination mark on his left shoulder. He was vaccinated when he was 4 years old when he and his parents and siblings came to Canada from Hungary.

I do

I was born in 2009 and I have one

My pediatrician didn't want girls to have scars on their arms, so he vaccinated on the chest. My scar is neatly tucked under my boob, must where the bra goes. My high school friend had one just like it. How did he know?!

I got mine in the early 60s, not 70s.

Mine disappeared after 60 years, though I remember it vividly -- and thrilled I don't remember getting it! 😅

I have this, neatly hidden under my left breast. Born in 1957.

Born in 1963. I don't have this scar.

🖐

These vaccines predated the 70s, as do most of the numbers depicted in this post.

The first two shots didn't take, so I have a third one on my thigh that left a scar. Every first grader in my town had smallpox shots.

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I have one but it was from having a TB vaccination

This one I have. In early childhood and primary school, I had all the required vaccinations. Darn, those hurt. And the nurses always said it wouldn't hurt a bit. Left me with a trauma

I'm 23 and I have a vaccine scar, not sure which one though. Think I was 6-7 when I got it.

I have one lol why? I've never been given a good answer!

That looks PAINFUL

My mom still has one

ex hubs has one.

Mine is on my hip!!

I didn't know vaccinations could give you scars.

Only vaccine I didn't get as a child. Think my Dad squashed that. Not sure & didn't realize it until I was an adult. Born in 1954

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In the US they stopped this by 1972. So like a lot of things in this list, NOT the 1970s. At least not in USA & Netherlands. I can’t speak for anywhere else but India.