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Hello Erin!
Curiously, the tetanus vaccine is being recommended for all wounds now, but is used to be only for deep puncture wounds, especially from dirty or rusty objects. I heard Dr. Carrie Madeij speak of it a couple of years ago, perhaps her insight will interest you. On bitchute dot com
this might be useful to you. i am 34, and i guess i have had this va ne when i was a child and since then never done it. recently i was advised by my gp to do it. and i asked for a titer. to her surprise the result was 10x higher than the minimal norm (they always have this on any blood work results. we came to a conclusion that i do not need this shot.
Glad to hear you're thinking long and hard and not caving to social judgements, Erin. Tetanus has, like many vaccines, been oversold, and it's largely based on fear. The truth from immunologists for decades has been that immunity, even though this is a toxoid and not a virus vaccine, is long. Last I'd heard, decades ago, was something on the order of 10-12 years.
The other thing to consider is your relative risk of exposure, just like those with indoor cats evaluating their risk of rabies. Tetanus spores are soil borne, and often thrive in soil associated with horse manure. If that's not a major part of your world, I'd not worry about getting tetanus.
And finally, homeopathy has a history of both prevention and cure of tetanus with a remedy known to help puncture wounds of all kinds heal rapidly: ledum. You can search out those terms together for an interesting read.
I've not had one since childhood, a "going to camp requirement," and never renewed it as I worked with plenty of horses and cattle in my conventional practice days early on. No plans to ever get one again, either.
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