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I sliced my thumb deep while opening a can. went to urgentcare and they closed it with glue. should i be worried about tetanus last tdap was 22m ago?

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Tetanus shot: Tetanus shot has been recent enough to provide coverage against tetanus infection.

Answered 4/6/2017

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Tdap: For a clean and minor wound, if you received 3 doses of Tdap in the past and the last dose was <10 years ago then you do not need another dose of Tdap.

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