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Tetanus shot validity
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.
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