I saw that. I was stunned, too. I didn’t grow up in the US. I had not even heard the term tetanus till I came here. I was walking somewhere my 1st semester, stepped on something that pierced my shoe and impaled me, went to the clinic, got the thing cleaned and was then told about tetanus. I got the shot and have since had it repeated. Don’t I now feel so stupid!
I looked up the information that Candace cited. It’s easy enough for anyone to find. For anyone who’s interested, look up Historical Comparisons of Morbidity and Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States. It was mind-blowing to me. https://jamanetwork.com › journals › jama › articlepdf › 209448 › joc70121_2155_2163.pdf https://jamanetwork.com › journals › jama › articlepdf › 209448 › joc70121_2155_2163.pdf
Actually, tetanus is one of the few I’d have no problem getting in the event of something like a deep flesh wound.
I also had both pneumonia vaccines as with my allergies, I figured the risk from the vaccines would be less than that of a reaction to the antibiotics should I get pneumonia.
Not doing the shingles shot, though. I have heard too many bad things about it including the number of people who claim it triggered an attack of shingles instead of preventing it.
If I develop symptoms that appear to be shingles, I will get myself medical care post haste and get the anti-viral that lessens the severity of it if taken within the first 48 hours.
It’s a risk assessment decision.