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I think I remember a small cup.....like the cups that come with NyQuil.
OM
A little paper cup is what I remember. I think it was at our school, one Sunday afternoon. '61-'62?
What was the one that left a scare on your shoulder/upper arm?
Polio vaccine left the scar. I don't remember sugar cubes, we had shots.
I think the arm scar was from smallpox and/or tuberculosis vaccinations. https://www.healthline.com/health/smallpox-vaccine-scar
The injectable polio vaccine was just a single injection with a small needle.
One of the shots had multiple needles? I remember a 25 cent piece size scab on my brothers arm. Hopefully they will get something going to stem this mess.
OM
Gary - That large scab your brother had was probably from the smallpox vaccination. I think the size of the scar was the result of the talent (or lack thereof) of the person who administered the vaccine. I vaguely recall that the smallpox did not involve a needle. It involved breaking a small glass tube (in which the vaccine was located) and then rubbing the jagged end around on a small spot on the arm just below the shoulder. Sounds awful, but that was the 50s.
When I joined the Air Force in 1966 on day 2 or so we lined up and filed past 6 or 7 guys with immunization guns. We would in turn stop in front of each of them who then "shot" us in the arm. I have the distinct recollection that at least some of the guns didn't involve a needle at all but rather propelled the substance through the skin by a very directed blast of compressed air. I might be wrong because they didn't give me time to be inquisitive.
A little paper cup is what I remember. I think it was at our school, one Sunday afternoon. '61-'62?
When I joined the Air Force in 1966 on day 2 or so we lined up and filed past 6 or 7 guys with immunization guns. We would in turn stop in front of each of them who then "shot" us in the arm. I have the distinct recollection that at least some of the guns didn't involve a needle at all but rather propelled the substance through the skin by a very directed blast of compressed air. I might be wrong because they didn't give me time to be inquisitive.