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What is the maximum amount of time i should wait to get a tetanus shot after cutting foot?
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Why wait???: If it's been 10 years or more since you had a tetanus shot, get one.
Answered 3/14/2019
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Ideally,: You want to get the booster immediately. If indeed infected withe the tetani bacteria one can be symptomatic in as early as 1-2 days. So if you get a bad cut and wait a week that's not a good idea. That likely means you lucked out and were not infected with the particular bacteria.
Answered 8/17/2017
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