Tetanus Vaccination

Here's everything you need to know if you are considering getting a tetanus shot.

For more than 30 years in Oregon, cases of tetanus in children were almost mythical - studied in textbooks but never seen in person - thanks to the effectiveness of pediatric vaccination programs.

Most cases of tetanus happen only in people who have never been vaccinated or adults who haven't been able to keep up with their 10-year booster injections. Tetanus can also be caught from a person who has it.

Bangalore/New Delhi: To protect children from major childhood diseases measles and rubella, the government on Sunday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign. Under the campaign, children aged between nine months and 15 years will be administered the measles-rubella vaccine (MR-VAC). The campaign will start from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry,...

Around 65 school students from Talania in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib were admitted to a hospital late on Thursday after they were administered TT (Tetanus Toxoid) and DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus) injections, officials said.Eighty six students - 41 from Class I and the remaining from class V - were administered the injections by a team from...

UNICEF is to launch a major new health technology, which is critical to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. The launch of Tetanus Toxoid Uniject in Mali from July 24-31, as part of a global effort to eliminate maternal and neo-natal tetanus may change the way immunizations are administered.

Here's everything you need to know if you are considering getting a tetanus shot.

For more than 30 years in Oregon, cases of tetanus in children were almost mythical - studied in textbooks but never seen in person - thanks to the effectiveness of pediatric vaccination programs.

Most cases of tetanus happen only in people who have never been vaccinated or adults who haven't been able to keep up with their 10-year booster injections. Tetanus can also be caught from a person who has it.

Bangalore/New Delhi: To protect children from major childhood diseases measles and rubella, the government on Sunday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign. Under the campaign, children aged between nine months and 15 years will be administered the measles-rubella vaccine (MR-VAC). The campaign will start from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry,...

Around 65 school students from Talania in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib were admitted to a hospital late on Thursday after they were administered TT (Tetanus Toxoid) and DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus) injections, officials said.Eighty six students - 41 from Class I and the remaining from class V - were administered the injections by a team from...

UNICEF is to launch a major new health technology, which is critical to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. The launch of Tetanus Toxoid Uniject in Mali from July 24-31, as part of a global effort to eliminate maternal and neo-natal tetanus may change the way immunizations are administered.