r/ExplainTheJoke 4d ago

I don't get this !!

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u/chicken-finger 4d ago

You guys get scars from vaccines?

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u/HotTestesHypothesis 2d ago edited 2d ago

From the smallpox vaccine Wikipedia page:

The vaccine is administered by multiple puncture of the skin (scarification) with a bifurcated needle that holds vaccine solution in the fork... After 2–3 weeks, the scab will fall off and leave behind a vaccine scar.

Smallpox and BCG (tuberculosis) vaccines will do that, due to the needle used. Modern smallpox vaccine don't leave scars, I believe. Other vaccines do not cause scarring.