What is the going rate for a tetanus shot these days?

[Doc]

rgG wrote:
[quote=voodoopenguin]
Here in the UK I went to my doctor a few months ago for a few minor ailments and asked about a booster for my tetanus jab I had many years ago. He said that current research has shown that if you have had a tetanus jab you don't need a booster any more. He did say that in an emergency, an accident etc. they might give you a shot just in case but there is no point in the booster for every day stuff. I mentioned it because I do a lot of gardening.

I think I will go with this view, since I have a really intense dislike of needles.
Sorry.

Either that doctor lied or was misunderstood. There's an 18% fatality rate from untreated tetanus in the United States. It's higher in the U.K.

Immunity fades. There's a good chance that if you've had 3 shots as an adult you've got decent immunity for more than another 10 years, but it's not a sure thing. You should have a booster every 10 years.

And the shot they give at the hospital when you're wounded is probably not an ordinary booster, but is combined with a serum designed to rapidly build a peak immunity within 48 hours or so of the shot.