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Daily truth bombs: #Tetanus shot. What you need to know!
There is no such thing as getting the #tetanus shot .As of 2012, the manufacturing of single tetanus shot has been discontinued. Now you get a #Tdap for adults and #DTaP for children under 7 yrs of age. 1/
There is no such thing as getting the #tetanus shot .As of 2012, the manufacturing of single tetanus shot has been discontinued. Now you get a #Tdap for adults and #DTaP for children under 7 yrs of age. 1/
The tetanus, diphteria and acellular pertussis shot contains 300-330 mcg of #aluminum depending on manufacturer. Unless you get stabbed in the toe by a rusty nail covered in cattle or horse feces you most likely don't need to panic about it. 2/
Colostridium tetani does not live on your kitchen knife or the nails you bought from the hardware store. Tetanus bacteria is anaerobic, which means it survives in areas lacking oxygen. It can not survive in oxygen-rich environment. It is important that you let the wound bleed. 3/
Something I’ve thought of posting for awhile:
My personal manifesto on vaccines in the context of measles outbreaks and as an Epi PhD student with a small child under the age of 1.
A thread.
Grab some popcorn and settle in.
#Parenthood #StudentParent #EpiTwitter
My personal manifesto on vaccines in the context of measles outbreaks and as an Epi PhD student with a small child under the age of 1.
A thread.
Grab some popcorn and settle in.
#Parenthood #StudentParent #EpiTwitter
A bit of background: We have family and many friends who live on #VashonIsland (known for having low rates of immunization).
My undergraduate thesis looked at school rates of vaccines on Vashon and found no #herdimmunity for ANY vaccine preventable disease in 2012.
My undergraduate thesis looked at school rates of vaccines on Vashon and found no #herdimmunity for ANY vaccine preventable disease in 2012.
Vashon is an evil genius’ dream for an outbreak.
There are 2 grocery stores, where everyone shops.
The schools share facilities, have student mentor exchanges, etc.
There are regular student trips to the 1 senior center.
Did I mention it’s an island?
It's dry tinder.
There are 2 grocery stores, where everyone shops.
The schools share facilities, have student mentor exchanges, etc.
There are regular student trips to the 1 senior center.
Did I mention it’s an island?
It's dry tinder.
When I was pregnant, I asked my #antivax parents to get the #whoopingcough #vaccine to protect their grandchild from it. They refused. We got in a big fight & there were lots of tears on both sides.
I told them that #whoopingcough can be deadly for infants & a person can be contagious with it before they show symptoms or know they have it.
I told them the CDC, AAP & my OBGYN recommended any caregiver in regular, close proximity to the baby should be #vaxxed against #whoopingcough. They also recommend the #flu shot, but I wasn't due in flu season and didn't want to have that fight too.
