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Home Health Query General Physician/ Internal Medicine I got a tetanus shot about 36-37 hours after a min...

Male
32 Years
07/02/2025

I got a tetanus shot about 36-37 hours after a minor injury. A few people mentioned that it should've been given within 24 hours of getting hurt. I'm worried and not sure what I should do now. Could you advise me on whether I'm still protected or if there's anything else I should be doing?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

General Practitioner

MBBS
5+ Yrs

still effective even if it's administered lately

Answered 04/07/2025

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