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Study Finds Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells


Bruce66423 shares a report from the Los Angeles Times: Tattoo ink doesn't just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines. Scientists in Switzerland us...

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Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells and Weakening Vaccine Response