{"id":11518,"date":"2024-12-05T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=11518"},"modified":"2024-12-07T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T21:07:16","slug":"is-tetanus-actually-a-risk","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/is-tetanus-actually-a-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is tetanus actually a risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]A\u00a0tweet<\/a>\u00a0from a self-described “pro-patriarchy” account\u00a0claims that\u00a0tetanus deaths are rare and mostly affect specific groups, while vaccine risks and medical errors in treating tetanus wounds are higher.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]This claimant is outraged about vaccines despite a low rate of disease incidence in a highly vaccinated population. He is saying that the incidence of disease is only 0.10 per 1 million people and is declining. He may not know that before the vaccine was widespread, the case rate was\u00a0400 per<\/a>\u00a01 million people, which, using his numbers, 4,000 times higher than it is now, when most people are vaccinated against tetanus.<\/p>\n

Globally, prior to the tetanus vaccine,\u00a0one million<\/a>\u00a0babies died from tetanus annually.\u00a0An estimated 14,000 infants still died of neonatal tetanus in 2019. These deaths occurred mainly in countries with low tetanus vaccination rates. In countries where most people get tetanus vaccines, we do not have these problems.<\/p>\n

The claim relies on VAERS data as evidence that the vaccine itself has caused 795 deaths between 2001-2008. However,\u00a0VAERS<\/a>\u00a0is a tool\u00a0for collecting reports of any health issues after vaccination. However, these reports do not prove that the vaccine caused the adverse event.<\/p>\n

It’s also important to know that\u00a0tetanus infection\u00a0does not give you immunity,<\/a>\u00a0so\u00a0you could get it again. Stay up-to-date on your tetanus shots![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is tetanus still a risk? Learn the truth about tetanus vaccines, declining case rates, global impact, and why staying vaccinated matters for public health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[204,201,218],"class_list":["post-11518","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-dtap","jtf_topic_subjects-tetanus","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11522,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11518\/revisions\/11522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}