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Tetanus shot validity

2021-08-06 17:36:46
I took tetanus injection on 3rd June. Now today I got a slight cut while getting beard cut at barber shop. The barber applied alum and bleeding stopped.  Is another injection needed? What is the validity of a single tetanus injection.
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U need to take booster dose as u haven't taken the full dosage regimen . The validity for full dosage regimen is 5 years.

Answered2021-08-06 18:03:50

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