Scrollbar missing in Safari windows

Maybe a week ago, I did an automatic update for my software, which included a safari update. Now whenever I open a pdf in safari and then go back to the previous page, the scroll bar is gone on the right side and I have to open a new window if I want to see the bottom of the page by scrolling. It's getting quite frustrating because I open pdf journal articles constantly and have to keep redoing a search for the articles because I can't go back to my previous search page if I want to access anything on the bottom half. Is anyone else having this problem? I have no clue how to fix it!

I'm using the same version of Safari as you Liz and have no issues (not what you want to hear I know).
Do you know if you are using the Adobe PDF plugin viewer or the built-in one Safari has?
If you're not sure, go to these 2 folder locations:
/Users/YourUsername/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
If there is an AdobePDFViewer.plugin present, drag it onto your Desktop to disable it. Restart Safari to pick up the change.

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