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Can you get a tattoo on the opposite arm of a small pox vaccination site 3 weeks after injection?
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Yes: Yes but it could cause infection scarring or reaction to tatoo dye.
Answered 4/4/2013
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Yes: The vaccine is killed virus so that there is no chance of active smallpox infection.
Answered 6/29/2016
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Sure: Be very sure that this is what you really want. Ideally, wait several years and if you want exactly the same ink in the same place through that time, go for it.
Answered 4/19/2014
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