• Ducks@ducks.devEnglish
    30·
    2 years ago

    Tetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.

    • Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world
      22·
      2 years ago

      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.

      • thepianistfroggollumEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        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.

        • Hereforpron2English
          6·
          2 years ago

          Yeah mine was mildly sore for like 24 hours tops and no other symptoms, super not bad

          • thepianistfroggollumEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            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.

    • Lev_Astov@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 years ago

      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.