Tetanus and rabies are two where the lifetime benefit may outweigh the risk. (Of course, if there is no manipulation and the stand alone tetanus vaccine is made available again. Lots of “ifs.”) Tetanus is ubiquitous in our environment, and you have to balance a lifetime of worry over the relatively small risk of the shot. Tetanus is anae…
Tetanus and rabies are two where the lifetime benefit may outweigh the risk. (Of course, if there is no manipulation and the stand alone tetanus vaccine is made available again. Lots of “ifs.”) Tetanus is ubiquitous in our environment, and you have to balance a lifetime of worry over the relatively small risk of the shot. Tetanus is anaerobic, and tetanus prone wounds are exactly the ones hardest to adequately clean. Think a 'through and through' nail to the foot, or severe burns with eschar. Disease rates are artificially low because our initial series probably does provide immunity for life; saw a couple cases from Mexico many years back; nasty disease; both died. That said, the current “give for every scratch” and “give to children who are at zero risk of the disease” mentality is ludicrous. The rabies shots are also overused IMO.
Tetanus and rabies are two where the lifetime benefit may outweigh the risk. (Of course, if there is no manipulation and the stand alone tetanus vaccine is made available again. Lots of “ifs.”) Tetanus is ubiquitous in our environment, and you have to balance a lifetime of worry over the relatively small risk of the shot. Tetanus is anaerobic, and tetanus prone wounds are exactly the ones hardest to adequately clean. Think a 'through and through' nail to the foot, or severe burns with eschar. Disease rates are artificially low because our initial series probably does provide immunity for life; saw a couple cases from Mexico many years back; nasty disease; both died. That said, the current “give for every scratch” and “give to children who are at zero risk of the disease” mentality is ludicrous. The rabies shots are also overused IMO.
WRONG.
I wrote about this.
Stop pushing this nonsense here.
Seriously.
Farm workers should have an un-manipulated version available.
Last warning.
Read this: https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/top-veterinarian-drops-bombshell
Next comment shilling rabies or any other vaccines gets the ban hammer.