The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines. People took vaccine/vaccination selfies, which were dubbed a “vaxxie” (or, less frequently, “vaxie”).
 
“Nothing like getting syringed in a Valley car park #flushot #vaccination #vaxxie #selfie… https://instagram.com/p/BSm-1i6lnAo/” was posted on Twitter by Wendy on April 7, 2017.
 
“COVID-19 vaccine selfies (Vaxies? Self-Vs?) will soon take over our feeds” was posted on Twitter by Liza Dixon on December 14, 2020. “Mark my words: the vaccination selfie (vaxie?) is going to be a huge thing on #social #media in the next few weeks/months. #coronavirus #Covid_19 #covid” was posted on Twitter by Arnout Karssenberg on December 17, 2020.
   
“Alan Alda suggests Dr Fauci should take a selfie when he gets his #covid19 vaccine and ‘post it to the web.’ ‘Instead of a selfie it’s a vaxxie!’ Alda says” was posted on Twitter by Meg Tirrell on December 28, 2020. Alan Alda is an American actor known for playing a doctor on the television show M*A*S*H.
 
“Vaxxies” was entered in the Urban Dictionary on December 19, 2020. “Vaxxie” was entered in the Urban Dictionary on December 31, 2020. “Vaxies” was entered in the Urban Dictionary on April 5, 2021.
   
     
Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
             
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Wendy
@wendybirdxs
Nothing like getting syringed in a Valley car park #flushot #vaccination #vaxxie #selfie… https://instagram.com/p/BSm-1i6lnAo/
11:21 PM · Apr 7, 2017·Instagram
         
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Liza Dixon
@lizadixon
COVID-19 vaccine selfies (Vaxies? Self-Vs?) will soon take over our feeds
12:30 PM · Dec 14, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Arnout Karssenberg
@arnoutkarssenb1
Mark my words: the vaccination selfie (vaxie?) is going to be a huge thing on #social #media in the next few weeks/months. #coronavirus #Covid_19 #covid
3:52 PM · Dec 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
YouTube
#COVID19 #coronavirus
LIVE: Dr. Fauci speaks with actor Alan Alda at a Duke University online event
Streamed live on Dec 18, 2020
Reuters
(“Vaxxie” is at about 18:40 of the video.—ed.)
 
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Meg Tirrell
@megtirrell
Alan Alda suggests Dr Fauci should take a selfie when he gets his #covid19 vaccine and “post it to the web.” “Instead of a selfie it’s a vaxxie!” Alda says.
12:20 PM · Dec 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Faux George The Great Collaborator McCaskey
@FauxMcCaskey
What a great way to promote the vaccine. Vaxxies are a lot better than selfies swallowing Tide Pods and all
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Meg Tirrell
@megtirrell
· Dec 18, 2020
Alan Alda suggests Dr Fauci should take a selfie when he gets his #covid19 vaccine and “post it to the web.” “Instead of a selfie it’s a vaxxie!” Alda says.
12:37 PM · Dec 18, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Tracy Mehan
@Tracy_Mehan
Listening to @alanalda and Dr Fauci talking about restoring faith in public science agencies on Facebook Live hosted by Duke Science & Society. Good stuff! They recommend taking a selfie of yourself getting the vaccine and posting it - take a Vaxie and share. Great idea!
12:40 PM · Dec 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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frederick grinnell
@fredgrinnell
Take a VAXIE (selfie) of yourself getting COVID vaccine to promote friends, families and followers to get themselves vaccinated as suggested during excellent conversation between @alanalda and @DrAnthonyF
12:42 PM · Dec 18, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Urban Dictionary
vaxxies
A selfie of yourself getting the covid19 vaccine. 🤗
We posted vaxxies of ourselves on Facebook today.
by ssslopoke December 19, 2020
         
The Cut   
VAXXIE DEC. 23, 2020
Vaccine Selfies Are Going to Be Everywhere
By Katie Heaney@KTHeaney
(...)
Days later, Fahimi posted a picture of himself receiving the vaccine, as have countless other health-care workers, making the vaccine selfie (or “vaxxies,” as I’m sorry to report I’ve seen them called) a fast-growing trend.
 
CNN
December 30, 2020
Move over selfies, ‘vaxxies’ are all the rage
“Vaxxies” are the new selfies…taken with a needle in your arm. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.Source: CNN
 
Urban Dictionary
vaxxie
A selfie you take while getting a Covid-19 vaccine.
Wow, look at Bob’s vaxxie post on Instagram. He won’t be getting sick!
by perthguy1 December 31, 2020
         
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Joel Siegel
@joelmsiegel
Vaxxies .. vaccine selfies .. are now a thing.
h/t @LindsayTuchman
12:20 PM · Jan 5, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
The Guardian (London, UK)
What a great shot! Vaccination selfies become the latest social media hit
A new trend has emerged – public figures posting ‘vaxxies’ showing the moment they received their jab
Lauren Cochrane
Sun 31 Jan 2021 01.15 EST
The latest social media trend involves no ice buckets, no filters and certainly no sea shanties. Now celebrities and politicians around the world are vying to post the best “vaxxies” – selfies of the moment they receive their Covid-19 vaccination.
 
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‘Vaxxies’: vaccine selfies sweep the internet in hopes of curbing anti-vaxxer misinformation
By Malavika Pradeep
Mar 10, 2021
Social media is a great advertising tool. It hits us up with new trends and challenges—in turn triggering our ‘fear of missing out’ to persuade us to jump on the bandwagon. Social media’s latest trend involves posting ‘vaxxies’ or ‘vaccination selfies’ in hopes of curbing anti-vaxxer misinformation while encouraging those on the fence about getting vaccinated.
   
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Mishari Muqbil
@mishari
RT @mwlucas@bsd.network
We need a special name for a “vaccine selfie.”
Vaxie? Nah, lame.
Shotty? No, sounds too close to something else.
Pokey? Nope, too twee.
Stabby? Stabby. That’ll do.
https://bsd.network/@mwlucas/105865826810687855
9:00 AM · Mar 10, 2021·Moa Bridge
 
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WBUR
@WBUR
A few weeks ago, we asked you to send us your “vaxxies”—aka vaccine selfies. We’re happy so many of you sent in your pics (and that you’ve been vaccinated). In no particular order, here’s a few.
2:07 PM · Apr 2, 2021·Sprinklr
   
Urban Dictionary
vaxies
Everyone knows what a selfie is. A vaxie is a self-congratulatory selfie you post to Facebook after each dose of your COVID vaccine. Posting your side effects in great detail earns you extra good citizen points. Posting a vaxie is way cooler than say… posting images from your last colonoscopy (which also shows your audience how brave and awesome you are, but it’s not as trendy).
Surely the vaxies I just posted on social media will inspire everyone to be as wonderful as I am!
by AskAnnieZee April 05, 2021
 
Toronto (ON) Star
Vaccine selfies have become common in recent days amid the push to get vaccinate by Gen X’ers.
Love them or hate them, Gen X’ers’ vaccine selfies — or ‘vaxxies’ — may be the marketing campaign we needed
By Douglas Quan Vancouver Bureau
Thu., April 22, 2021
If you’ve spent any time on social media this week, you’ve come across scores of selfies from Gen X’ers — sleeves rolled up to their shoulders — receiving hand-clapping emojis and other kudos for getting their AstraZeneca jabs.
 
Grazia
Vaxxies (That’s Vaccine Selfies) and ‘Vaccine-Ready’ Clothes Are Now Officially A Thing
These celebrities are leading the ‘vaxxie’ charge on social media – and now fashion brands are getting in on the act, too…
BY LAURA ANTONIA JORDAN | POSTED ON 06 04 2021 (This appears to be May 4, 2021.—ed.)
Welcome to the latest chapter of Strange Times on Planet Earth. In 2021, when it comes to Instagrammable accessories, ‘It’ bags and status shoes pale in comparison to the ‘I’ve had my Covid vaccination’ sticker. Meanwhile the vaccination selfie – or ‘vaxxie’, yet another addition to your pandemic lexicon – has become a social media moment. The doctor’s couch is the new changing room/pink wall/exotic beach.
 
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conspiracyguy
@conspiracyguy9
Celebrities are posing for vaccine selfies, or “vaxxies,” to encourage vaccinations
2:57 PM · May 8, 2021·Twitter Web App
     
YouTube
Celebrities are posing for vaccine selfies, or “vaxxies,” to encourage vaccinations
May 8, 2021
CBS This Morning
As countries race to vaccinate their citizens against COVID-19, vaccine selfies are becoming the new phenomenon to encourage people to get their shot. Roxana Saberi reports.
 
CBS This Morning
By ERICA DAVIES CBS NEWS May 9, 2021, 7:11 AM
“Vaxxies” may be new, but they’re part of a long tradition
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While vaccine selfies — or “vaxxies” — may be a new phenomenon, however, they’re also part of a long tradition.
 
Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among those who have posted videos or images showing themselves getting a COVID shot. Politicians are also posting online after they roll up their sleeves and — in some cases — unbutton their shirts. Ministers in Greece, France and England have been teased and praised for baring their humanity.