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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish28•2 years agoTetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.
minus-squareLev_Astovlinkfedilink1•2 years agoIt’s not chemicals that protect from tetanus; it’s the dead tetanus bacterium the vaccine contains that train the immune system to recognize the threat.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoAnd what are the dead tetanus bacterium made of? Chemicals 😜
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink21•2 years agoMy last tetanus shot hurt for 3 weeks straight. But I ended up not breaking my spine with muscle convulsions, so I think it’s a pretty good trade off.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoThat’s probably on whoever gave you the shot. If you hit fat or a tendon with an IM shot it hurts for a while.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoYeah mine was mildly sore for like 24 hours tops and no other symptoms, super not bad
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoYeah, I have to do testosterone shots, and my left leg doesn’t seem to have any good spots, so it usually has a painful knot for like 10 days.
Tetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.
It’s not chemicals that protect from tetanus; it’s the dead tetanus bacterium the vaccine contains that train the immune system to recognize the threat.
And what are the dead tetanus bacterium made of? Chemicals 😜
It’s chemicals all the way down!
My last tetanus shot hurt for 3 weeks straight. But I ended up not breaking my spine with muscle convulsions, so I think it’s a pretty good trade off.
That’s probably on whoever gave you the shot. If you hit fat or a tendon with an IM shot it hurts for a while.
Yeah mine was mildly sore for like 24 hours tops and no other symptoms, super not bad
Yeah, I have to do testosterone shots, and my left leg doesn’t seem to have any good spots, so it usually has a painful knot for like 10 days.