RFK Jr.'s CDC Released a Report on Tetanus
Tetanus remains "rare" with up to 37 cases and 5 deaths each year…
Are you surprised that RFK Jr.’s CDC released a report on tetanus surveillance?
I sure am!
Especially after news that they had just buried yet another report on vaccine safety…
RFK Jr.’s CDC Released a Report on Tetanus
So what does the Tetanus Surveillance — United States, 2009–2023 report say?
Well, let’s look at some highlights of the report:
Tetanus remains rare in the United States, underscoring the success of current vaccination policies and programs.
Tetanus remains rare with up to 37 cases and 5 deaths each year…
Tetanus is a serious and life-threatening disease. Ninety-five percent of patients with reported tetanus are hospitalized. Approximately 1 in 10 persons who develop tetanus in the United States will die.
Of the two neonates with available information, both births occurred in a home setting with a midwife, and neither mother had documentation of ever having received a TTCV dose.
Seventy-six of 173 (43.9%) tetanus cases were among persons who had no documented history of receiving a TTCV dose.
Among 80 persons with tetanus who had received at least 1 TTCV dose, 47 (58.8%) received their most recent TTCV dose ≥10 years before tetanus onset (Table 2); the median interval since the most recent TTCV dose was 12.5 years (IQR = 7–20 years).
A total of 225 of 237 (94.9%) persons were hospitalized; of those hospitalized, 65.0% (141 of 217) required care in an intensive care unit and 41.9% (91 of 217) required mechanical ventilation.
Among persons with tetanus whose vital status was known, the CFR was 12.4% (37 of 299) (Table 2).
No deaths were reported among persons with tetanus who had received ≥3 TTCV doses.
So basically, the report shows what most of us know - that unvaccinated people who do not get tetanus post-exposure prophylaxis after a wound can get tetanus and die!
Why aren’t there more deaths from tetanus?
Because most people ignore the ridiculous advice from anti-vaccine influencers and are vaccinated and/or they get tetanus post-exposure prophylaxis after a wound.