The CDC is anticipating a shortage of Td vaccines — which protect against tetanus and diphtheria — as the maker of one shot has discontinued production. As a result, the CDC has updated guidance for ...

Share on Pinterest The CDC issued new guidance for doctors about administering tetanus shots in advance of an upcoming shortage. SolStock/Getty Images The CDC is urging healthcare professionals to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to conserve shots of a kind of tetanus vaccine, as the agency ...

With the risk of whooping cough infections rising, it's a good time to make sure you're up to date on your Tdap booster, experts say. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly infectious respiratory ...

The CDC informed a panel of vaccine advisers that supplies of the shot from its distributor, Grifols, are expected to be low as early as June. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising doctors to conserve a certain type of tetanus shot in anticipation of shortages after one of its two manufacturers stopped production.

A tetanus shot lasts for 10 years, and adults should get a booster every 10 years. You need a tetanus booster shot sooner if you get a deep or dirty cut and it's been more than 5 years since your last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the risk of whooping cough infections rising, it's a good time to make sure you're up to date on your Tdap booster, experts ...