Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus case in almost 30 years

Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by LyndsySimon on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:46PM (#19339978)

While it’s pretty stupid to turn down a tetanus shot even after getting tetanus, much information is missing from the article - is tetanus a required immunization, and is it generally even given to school-aged kids? I remember getting it at a little older than he is (because it hurt significantly more than the others I received for some reason), but don’t recall getting any boosters for it as a child. I think I was in my early twenties when I got another.

It also doesn’t say what the other recommended vaccines were, or if he was otherwise up-to-date.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to be “anti” in any way here, I’m just trying to understand what actually happened here.

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by nvahalik on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:00PM (#19340149)

At least where I live, Tetanus is one of many "required" immunizations if you are going to school or participating in some sort of childcare system. If you home-school, you are not technically required to vaccinate.

I remember getting boosters and if I'm not mistaken for adults the recommendation is every 10 years, though I could be wrong.

I got a booster before going on a mission trip to a 3rd-world country, though Tetanus was one of the _many_ vaccinations we got.

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by tandr on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:54PM (#19340837)

I suspect not a lot of adults know that booster is needed every 10 years - everybody kind of assumes that most of vaccines are "one, maybe 2 times deal".

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by onetimemanytime on Friday March 08, 2019 @05:39PM (#19342916)

can it be anything that has tetanus vaccine in it? Sometimes it is combined with other things, that's why I'm asking. Tetanus scares me, I don't live in a city and get cut many times a month while doing stuff.

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by unclenoriega on Friday March 08, 2019 @07:59PM (#19343765)

As you say, there are several tetanus vaccines. The recommended 10-year booster is the Td (just tetanus and diptheria) or the Tdap (tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis) if you haven't gotten it before. (The Tdap is also recommended during each pregnancy.) Any tetanus-containing vaccine would do though. I believe the amount of tetanus toxoid is the same in all of them.

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by bjoli on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:53PM (#19341549)

If you follow the Swedish vaccination programme you get your 4th shot at the age of 14 and you should refill it every 20 years.

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by KSS42 on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:55PM (#19340108)

According to Wikipedia :

DPT (also DTP and DTwP) is a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus.

... The usual course of childhood immunization in the USA is five doses between 2 months and 15 years. For adults, Td boosters are recommended every 10 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPT_vaccine

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by wahern on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:40PM (#19340646)

The tetanus vaccine is one of the oldest. Which is perhaps why people have forgotten about it--great efficacy. See

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine#Timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_vaccines

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