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Tetanus shots are must in every 30 years
A team of US researchers has challenged the convention that tetanus and diphtheria vaccine boosters need to be administered every 10 years. Instead they have recommended that adult vaccination should be scheduled every 30 years.
New York: A team of US researchers has challenged the convention that tetanus and diphtheria vaccine boosters need to be administered every 10 years. Instead they have recommended that adult vaccination should be scheduled every 30 years.
"We have always been told to get a tetanus shot every 10 years, but actually, there is very little data to prove or disprove that timeline," said Mark K. Slifka, professor at Oregon Health & Science University.
The study, which looked at the levels of immunity among 546 adults, showed that the antibodies lasted much longer than previously believed. However, the researchers proposed that a simplified age-based vaccination plan could be designed to involve a single vaccination at age 30 and again at age 60.
