Woman Develops Rare Blood Disorder After Tetanus Shot

Woman Developed Rare Blood Disorder After Tetanus Shot, Researchers Question Lack of Safety Testing

A new study linking the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine to a rare autoimmune disorder raises questions about…

Children's Health Defense

by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.

A new study linking the tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine to a rare autoimmune disorder raises questions about the risk the vaccine may pose to adults.

The study, published Jan. 16 in Cureus, focuses on a single case study: a previously healthy 48-year-old woman who developed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) one week after receiving the Td shot following a traumatic injury at home.