hi Dr, my baby girl who is 2month old had BCG vaccine at the time of her birth, and the Mark I m able to recognize from 1 week, but my son who is 7 yrs old had also BCG vaccine at the time of his birth, but till today, there is no mark on his shoulder, nor any scar nothing... I wanted to know, whether there will be mark on their shoulder compulsory or not ?

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AbhayaMom of a 15 yr 8 m old boy3 years ago

A. Hi mom No the mark is not compulsory. So no need to worry. The vaccination has worked.. It is important to give all the vaccination to fight with infection and increase immunity of the child. Take care and all the best

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