tetanus

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She was then advised to go to A&E to get a tetanus jab and for someone to assess the wound.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

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

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

From Slate • May 26, 2025

For some reason, the students had forgotten everything they had learned about tetanus, and the lessons they had been told weren’t translating into action.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell