DID YOU KNOW; TETANUS SHOTS 1. Tetanus is an anaerobic bacteria meaning it can't survive in oxygenated environments meaning if the wound bled, NO tetanus. 2. Just because you get cut on metal (rusty or not), it doesn't automatically mean tetanus bacteria is present. Tetanus is normally found in manure/dirt and not on a clean plumbing fixture. 3. Even if there was a deep puncture wound that did not bleed, caused by an object that had tetanus bacteria on it, you literally can NOT "vàccinate" against a bacterial infection AFTER the exposure. The vàccine is not an instant tetanus kìller; it would take weeks for your body to produce enough antibodies (provided the vàccine is even successful at all). 4. If there were serious concerns about tetanus exposure (as previously explained) then the ONLY thing that could help (outside of allowing the wound to bleed, if possible, and cleaning the wound with soap, water, or hydrogen peroxide) would be the TiG shòt (tetanus immunoglobulin), which is an anti-toxin and not a vàccine. 5. There is no "tetanus vàccine" available in the United States, only the DTaP which is a 3-in-1 cocktail vàccine consisting of Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (whooping cough) or Td (tetanus and diphtheria). To summarize: 1. A tetanus shòt would not help a current case of tetanus as a vàccine takes several weeks to create antibodies. If a current case of tetanus is truly a concern, the TiG shòt is what should be given. 2. According to the VAERS database, reactions to vàccines for tetanus and diptheria are not rare. As of August 2012, there were over 22,000 adverse reactions reported and 67 déaths. 3. Lastly, the ÇDC states that efficacy of the tetanus toxoid has never been studied in a vàccine trial.
