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Tetanus toxoid injection
Sir my age is 17 years my question is my childhood vaccinated for tetanus is complete UpTo 4 dose intinal 3 dose UpTo 6 months of birth and one booster at 18 months and after that taken tetanus toxoid injection at 15 years of age and one injection in September 2021 before 8-9 months and one injection before 7 days but today got injured in mud do I need tetanus immuglobin shot because in Google it is written that tetanus toxoid injection does not provide instant immunity do I need tetanus immuglobin as injured in mud I have taken one tetanus toxoid injection before 7 days and rest all written above please tell do I need immuglobin for protection
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In fact when Google says that Inj Tetanus Toxoid doesn't give instant immunity it means that if you have never taken Tetanus injection in your lifetime and have taken first injection 1-2 weeks earlier then that injection doesn't give instant immunity.
But in your case you have been taking injections since childhood. So your body had enough time to produce immunoglobulin.
You have enough immunity against Tetanus.
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