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Tetanus Injection
My daughter had an injury in February 2021 and we gave her a TT shot since she had 2 staple stitches on her head, she had a fall today again and scrapped her knee bad on a metal object...she was bleeding also bad so we put tumeric, would she require another dose?
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It is always better to give 3 doses at 1month interval. Then you don't require TT for 2--3 years. So better to give again preferably 3 doses.
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TT injection not required within 5 years
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