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My 3 year old daughter stepped on a board with a rusty nail sticking out of it. It went right through her shoe and into her foot about half inch...She hasn't had tetanus vaccinations, is it necessary???
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If she has completed doses of DPT vaccine. No need of tetanus Vaccine then. Check vaccine card.
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