A photo-quality smooth image. 1980s Japan. A scene in a scho...

A photo-quality smooth image. 1980s Japan. A scene in a school infirmary on a group influenza vaccination day at a girls' high school, back when school vaccinations were mandatory for everyone. The injections are being administered as part of a physical education class. The tops are plain white pullover-style short-sleeved gym shirts, but with polo-style collars; the collars and cuffs feature a blue design with a single white stripe. The left and right sides of the collars are positioned closely together without a gap. The bottoms are solid dark navy (almost black) school bloomers that fit closely to the hips, styled like 1970s volleyball uniforms. Five female students are lined up front-to-back. A female school doctor in a white coat looks at the first student, holding a syringe filled with clear liquid and a thick needle with a light blue base; she shows the needle just before administering a subcutaneous injection into the shoulder of the first student, who has rolled up her sleeve. On the student's arm, two vaccination scars—appearing as spots slightly whiter than the skin tone, about 0.3 mm in diameter—remain so faintly as to be nearly indistinguishable. The first student has braced herself and offered her arm, yet her expression looks as if she is on the verge of tears because she dislikes it so much. Among the four students waiting behind her, the second is tense with aversion, the third looks like she will cry when her turn comes, and the fourth and fifth appear composed with slight smiles. Each prepares by rolling up her left sleeve to the shoulder with her right hand; despite the nervous atmosphere, their expressions possess the dignity characteristic of students at a prestigious girls' high school. A very educational and heartwarming school vaccination scene with a sense of unity. On a metal tray atop a desk in the foreground on the right side of the screen, about ten wet alcohol cotton pads (2.5 cm square and 3 mm thick) and about ten syringes of the same size as the one held by the school doctor are arranged neatly, lying on their sides.