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AllyCat

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7. The patients I have with the most tattoos are the most vocal

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 02:11 PM

Nov 28

About anti-vaccine nonsense. I’ve always wanted to say “what about those?” but haven’t because there wasn’t much data out there.

I still won’t say anything, but just have to worry about their safety.

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Tattoo ink alters immune cells and weakens some vaccine responses [View all] question everything Nov 28 OP

I wondered about that. bucolic_frolic Nov 28 #1

I wondered how long it would take for the toxic effects of tattoo ink to come out. Clouds Passing Nov 28 #2

Never got one, never wanted one. Ritabert Nov 28 #3

There is NOTHING "INERT" about tattoo ink... Many have predicted similar findings for decades... hlthe2b Nov 28 #4

I'm sure the guy who gave himself mercury poisoning, was addicted to heroin, has a history of eating road kill,... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 28 #5

Cancer risk? AverageOldGuy Nov 28 #6

The patients I have with the most tattoos are the most vocal AllyCat Nov 28 #7

Yikes! Medical tattooing is part of reconstruction after breast cancer maspaha Nov 28 #8

It can be, evolves Nov 28 #9

I need to pick this paper up. This has been a bete noire with me. NNadir Nov 28 #10

I'll wait until the results are replicated, thanks Warpy Nov 28 #11