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tetanus

[tet-n-uhs] / ˈtɛt n əs /
NOUN
lockjaw
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STRONG


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Importantly, antibodies generated by earlier vaccinations, including those against chickenpox and tetanus, could still be detected.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department stocks vaccines against measles, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B, and other diseases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Mayaseen was given a tetanus injection in a Gaza City hospital but suffered from days of fever and vomiting.

From BBC ● May 2, 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

Carla’s mother thought I should go to the hospital for stitches and a tetanus shot.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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