Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases that can be easily prevented.

Tetanus vaccines can prevent deadly disease in infants, but a video circulating on social media is spreading old, unfounded rumors that discourage immunization. Children’s Health Defense ...

4. During the past five weeks there have been vaccinated over 1,000,000 people within a radius of thirty miles of Philadelphia, and but about ten cases of tetanus have occurred.

In 2018, about 25 000 new-borns died from tetanus, a 97% reduction since 1988, largely due to scaled-up immunization with the tetanus vaccine.Thanks to the tetanus vaccine, lockjaw has become very ...

Tetanus vaccines have been in use since the 1940s. They are safe and while they are effective, protection does wane over time. That’s why it’s important to stay current with both vaccinations and ...

Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a serious bacterial infection that can be life-threatening. The NC Department of Health and Human Services recommends that everyone be vaccinated against ...