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If someone cuts their finger with a kitchen knife while cutting onions (no stitches needed) and their last tetanus booster (tdap) was almost exactly 7 and 1/2 years ago, does he or she need to get a tetanus shot?
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No. The injury you described is not a risk factor for tetanus. Get Flu and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!
Answered 12/20/2021
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