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Tetanus and Tetanus Shots

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / August 12, 2017 March 10, 2021 / Clostridium tetani, neonatal tetanus, religious exemptions, tetanus, tetanus immunoglobulin, tetanus shots, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, wounds

See your pediatrician as soon as possible if your child needs a tetanus shot after getting a dirty wound.

5 Myths About Tetanus and Tetanus Shots

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / April 12, 2017 March 7, 2019 / alternative medicine, herd immunity, immune globulin, neonatal tetanus, recommendations, tetanus, Vaccine Misinformation, vaccine myths

Don’t be fooled by the myths and misinformation. Keeping up-to-date on your tetanus vaccines, which might mean an early shot if you have a dirty wound, is the only way to avoid serious and potentially life-threatening tetanus infections.

First Day Deaths and the Hepatitis B Vaccine

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / December 10, 2018 December 10, 2018 / anti-vaccine talking points, birth dose, congenital rubella syndrome, first day deaths, hepatitis B, infant mortality rate, Korea, neonatal mortality rate, neonatal tetanus, newborn deaths, newborns, propaganda, vaccine deaths, Vaccine Misinformation

Newborn deaths shouldn’t be used as propaganda to scare folks away from vaccinating and protecting their kids.

Obstetric Tetanus Is Still a Thing in the United States

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 26, 2017 March 26, 2017 / Andrew Wakefield, neonatal tetanus, pregnant, religion, tetanus

Even though we have had a tetanus vaccine for over 80 years, obstetric tetanus is still a thing in the United States.

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