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Unvaccinated Boy Spends 57 Days In The Hospital After Reported Tetanus Infection

Frank Camp

According to a newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2017, a six-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized for 57 days following a diagnosis of tetanus.

The boy, who allegedly never received a tetanus vaccination, reportedly cut his head “while playing outdoors on a farm.” He was not taken to any medical facility, and his would was cleaned and sewn up at home.

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