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Are tetanus and anti-tetanus vaccines actually the same thing?
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Vacccine/immune glob: The two agents in our fight against tetanus is a toxoid, a vaccine that helps the body develop antibodies to the tetanus toxin.It is the tetanus portion of vaccines. (dtap/tdap). Tetanus Immune Globulin is pooled antibodies, injected into the site of a wound if someone has never completed their primary series or if their status is unclear.
Answered 6/25/2014
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