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A member asked:
Got a scar on injection site after pfizer covid vaccine but the rest of my family didn't, is that normal?
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A small scar at the injection is not abnormal. It will fade with time. There are individual variations in response to an injection. Wish you good health!
Answered 8/20/2022
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