Comparison of Reactions for First-Time Vaccinees and Revaccinees

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  • Vaccination sites sometimes resolve more rapidly in revaccinees.
  • The images below compare reactions between primary vaccinees and revaccinees.

Image Set 1

Note‎

Not all vaccine reactions photos are available for each day listed below.

Day 6 - First Time Vaccinee

An upper arm with a red lesion
Vaccine “take” on day 6 after vaccination in a first-time vaccinee.

Day 6 - Revaccinnee

No image available for this day

Day 8 - First Time Vaccinee

No image available for this day

Day 8 - Revaccinnee

An upper arm with a red lesion and grey center
Example of a “take” on day 8 after vaccination in a revaccinee.

Day 10 - First Time Vaccinee

An upper arm with a grey lesion and red ring around it
Example of vaccine “take” on day 10 after vaccination in a first-time vaccinee.

Day 10 - Revaccinnee

An upper arm with a red lesion and dark red center
Example of a “take” on day 10 after vaccination in a revaccinee.

Day 15 - First Time Vaccinee

An upper arm with a grey lesion surrounded by a red ring, with a red center
Example of vaccine “take” on day 15 after vaccination in a first-time vaccinee.

Day 15 - Revaccinnee

An upper arm with a red lesion
Example of vaccine “take” on day 15 after vaccination in a revaccinee.

Source‎

Vaccination reactions in vaccinia-naïve and previously vaccinated volunteers in a clinical study of diluted Dryvax smallpox vaccine enrolled at the NIAID-supported Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Units at Saint Louis University in 2002.

Image Set 2

Day 3 - First Time Vaccinee

An arm with a slight lesion
Vaccination site 3 days after vaccination in first-time vaccinee.

Day 3 - Revaccinnee 1

An arm with a small rash
Vaccination site 3 days after vaccination in revaccinee.

Day 3 - Revaccinnee 2

An arm with a small rash
Vaccination site 3 days after vaccination in another revaccinee.

Day 7 - First Time Vaccinee

An arm with a whitish pustule
Vaccination site 7 days after vaccination in first-time vaccinee.

Day 7 - Revaccinnee 1

An arm with a red rash
Vaccination site 7 days after vaccination in revaccinee.

Day 7 - Revaccinnee 2

An arm with a very slight rash
Vaccination site 7 days after vaccination in another revaccinee.

Day 10 - First Time Vaccinee

An arm with a dark red lesion
Vaccination site 10 days after vaccination in first-time vaccinee.

Day 10 - Revaccinnee 1

An arm with a small rash
Vaccination site 10 days after vaccination in revaccinee.

Day 10 - Revaccinnee 2

An arm with a very slight rash
Vaccination site 10 days after vaccination in another revaccinee.

Day 14 - First Time Vaccinee

An arm with a dark red lesion
Vaccination site 14 days after vaccination in first-time vaccinee.

Day 14 - Revaccinnee 1

An arm with a slight red rash
Vaccination site 14 days after vaccination in revaccinee.

Day 14 - Revaccinnee 2

No image available for this day

Day 18 - First Time Vaccinee

An arm with a crusty red scab
Vaccination site 18 days after vaccination in first-time vaccinee.

Day 18 - Revaccinnee 1

No image available for this day

Day 18 - Revaccinnee 2

No image available for this day

Source‎

Vaccination reactions in vaccinia-naïve and previously vaccinated volunteers at CDC, 2009.
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)