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Daily truth bombs: #Tetanus shot. What you need to know!
There is no such thing as getting the #tetanus shot .As of 2012, the manufacturing of single tetanus shot has been discontinued. Now you get a #Tdap for adults and #DTaP for children under 7 yrs of age. 1/
The tetanus, diphteria and acellular pertussis shot contains 300-330 mcg of #aluminum depending on manufacturer. Unless you get stabbed in the toe by a rusty nail covered in cattle or horse feces you most likely don't need to panic about it. 2/
Colostridium tetani does not live on your kitchen knife or the nails you bought from the hardware store. Tetanus bacteria is anaerobic, which means it survives in areas lacking oxygen. It can not survive in oxygen-rich environment. It is important that you let the wound bleed. 3/
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