# I still have a scab from my vaccine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [July 27, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418 "2021-07-27T12:57:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/1 "2021-07-27T12:57:30Z")

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Just a little scab, nothing major, but it’s been a month and there’s still this little scab.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/2 "2021-07-27T13:37:00Z")

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Really? from that tiny needle (what, 22 or 23 gauge?). I’m surprised, I can’t even find my vaccine sites.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/3 "2021-07-27T13:40:42Z")

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Were you scratching at it? Maybe in your sleep?  
Just as a contrary data point- I’ve had 2 Pfizer jabs, and no scabs.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/4 "2021-07-27T13:45:06Z")

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Obviously this is not advice. But, if were still a scab at this point, I’d probably have picked it off, just to see if it had mostly healed underneath.

It wouldn’t be entirely intentional, either. I just would wind up doing it when not thinking.

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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/5 "2021-07-27T18:41:57Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> Just as a contrary data point- I’ve had 2 Pfizer jabs, and no scabs.

Same-ish here. Two Moderna jabs, no scab at any point.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/6 "2021-07-28T03:35:37Z")

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I wasn’t entirely clear. I have picked it off, but it keeps coming back.

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**Author:** ![Chatterbox1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Chatterbox1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chatterbox1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-a-scab-from-my-vaccine/947418/7 "2021-07-28T04:53:05Z")

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That’s not exactly normal. Are you on any blood medication? If you are, it might be kinda normal. Should probably give your doctor a call.

Eta: wait, have you picked it off many times? And/Or scratch it? You may not be allowing it to heal in that case.