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I got hit on my thumb nail with a dirty tennis ball. i started bleeding from the cuticles. i got a tentus shot after 4 days. am i safe from tetnus?
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Yes: Assume this is not your first tetanus shot. This is not a likely source of tetanus, anyway.
Answered 4/21/2017
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