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Does tetanus jabs last before you need a booster?
I thought it was 10 years but just double checking because my cousin got bitten by a dog this morning...
I thought it was 10 years but just double checking because my cousin got bitten by a dog this morning...
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It is 10 years.
//Tetanus can be prevented by vaccination with tetanus toxoid.[11] The CDC recommends that adults receive a booster vaccine every ten years,[12] and standard care practice in many places is to give the booster to any patient with a puncture wound who is uncertain of when he or she was last vaccinated, or if he or she has had fewer than three lifetime doses of the vaccine. The booster may not prevent a potentially fatal case of tetanus from the current wound, however, as it can take up to two weeks for tetanus antibodies to form.[13] In children under the age of seven, the tetanus vaccine is often administered as a combined vaccine, DPT/DTaP vaccine, which also includes vaccines against diphtheria and pertussis. For adults and children over seven, the Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria) or Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) is commonly used//
//Tetanus can be prevented by vaccination with tetanus toxoid.[11] The CDC recommends that adults receive a booster vaccine every ten years,[12] and standard care practice in many places is to give the booster to any patient with a puncture wound who is uncertain of when he or she was last vaccinated, or if he or she has had fewer than three lifetime doses of the vaccine. The booster may not prevent a potentially fatal case of tetanus from the current wound, however, as it can take up to two weeks for tetanus antibodies to form.[13] In children under the age of seven, the tetanus vaccine is often administered as a combined vaccine, DPT/DTaP vaccine, which also includes vaccines against diphtheria and pertussis. For adults and children over seven, the Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria) or Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) is commonly used//
it depends how old he it. Having recently suffered a very deep dog scratch, at the minor injuries unit i was told that at my age (37) if i'd had all my childhood vacs, tetanus would now be covered for life UNLESS i was in an area where tetanus was particularly rife or the wound was incredibly mucky.
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we were recently told at out surgery that tetnus boosters are no longer considered necessary as my husband is disabled and cant do gardening anymore ! also by the Rosa Clebb/baglady locum doctor,when we said but we have animals what about a cat or dog scratch she went into a tirade about stupid english and their animals !!!! I complained and she hasnt been back so far !
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