Should you take a tetanus injection every time you have an open wound?
No, not if you have had a booster in the last 10 years.

💉Tetanus injections also known as tetanus toxoid is a vaccine against tetanus given as a prophylaxis or preventative measure.

💉Children receive the tetanus vaccine in the form of DPT schedule.

In adults, 0.5 ml is given intramuscularly as a booster every 10 years to maintain immunity, provided childhood immunisation is complete.

If childhood immunisation status is unknown, two doses of the vaccine are taken one month apart and a booster after 6 months initially, followed by every 10 years.

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