There is a vaccin well supported against tetanus. Its effectiveness is very important provided that the recalls are seriously realized.

The vaccination³ in adults requires three injections, the first and second being carried out between 4 and 8 weeks apart. The third must be done between 6 and 12 months later.

In infants and children, the French vaccination schedule provides three doses, with at least one month interval, from the age of two months (i.e. one vaccination at two months then one to three months and a last one to four months). These three doses must be supplemented by a booster at 18 months then booster shots every 5 years until the age of majority. In Canada, three doses are scheduled, every two months from the age of two months (i.e. one vaccination at 2, 4, 6 months) and a booster at 18 months.

The tetanus vaccine is almost always associated, in children, with vaccines against diphtheria, polio, pertussis and haemophilus influenzae.

In France, vaccination against tetanus for children under 18 months is compulsory. It then requires a recall every 10 years, throughout life.

Tetanus is a non-immune disease. A person who has had tetanus is not immune and could therefore contract the disease again if they are not vaccinated.