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A car's tire ran over my feet, but nothing happened. should i still take anti tetanus vaccine?
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No: If there was no injury or tearing of the skin then the tetanus vaccine should not be needed.
Answered 2/9/2013
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Tetanus : If there was no break in the skin a tetanus shot is not necessary. Clostridium is contracted through breaks in the integument like all superficial bacterial infections.
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