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Tetanus shot

2018-10-19 06:36:56
I have tetanus vaccine 16-17 days ago . Yesterday i got small cut on finger with rusty metal. So do i again need tetanus shot? I got this cut 20 hours before and please tell me in how much time of injury we should get vaccine? Thanks
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Answered2018-10-19 07:16:30

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No if u have taken tetanus inj 20 days back no need to repeat

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