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What do you recommend if i had a tetanus booster yesterday, feel ill today?

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Call your doctor.: A tetanus booster does not cause illness. It can make your arm hurt/be sore. Do you know if you had at Td or Tdap? If you are feeling ill, you should call your own doctor and discuss whether or not you need to be seen to diagnose any other illness.

Answered 7/13/2014

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