tetanus
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Importantly, antibodies generated by earlier vaccinations, including those against chickenpox and tetanus, could still be detected.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The parents of the third child refused a tetanus jag for their daughter, who was bitten by the family dog, because they "disputed the medical science" behind it.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The affected data include childhood immunization rates against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis, chicken pox and flu; and rates for 13 year olds and expectant mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
In 1962, President Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act, which ensured that all children under five, regardless of income, could receive vaccines against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
I didn’t even need stitches then, just a tetanus shot.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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