tetanus

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In 1962, President Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act, which ensured that all children under five, regardless of income, could receive vaccines against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

These horses occasionally answered the call of nature, creating a bacteria-filled environment that required the athletic trainer to keep a supply of tetanus shots on hand, to be administered when players’ wounds broke the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Michael, who is 58 from Birmingham, says he went to hospital where he was x-rayed and given a tetanus injection, and though he reported it to police he decided not to press charges.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

A person needed a tetanus shot if they fell into the Potomac.

From Slate • May 26, 2025

I wondered what the incubation period was for tetanus or—or for rabies.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler