The problem is, they might not be providing 'just Tetanus' anymore. I was due for a booster (this is probably 10 years ago) the doc came in with a needle loaded, and just before getting into position tells me it's a combo-vaccine (pertussis iirc, probably DtaP) playing it off like I got some deal of two for the price of one. Long story short I left without getting one (despite their pleas that the shot would be wasted now), given a pamphlet to read that was basically just marketing.
That forever changed my perspective on the modern medical world, way too much product pushing and treating the patient like a consumer rather than a patient...I even had pertussis a year or two prior for natural immunity, it was all so far removed from personalized care.
The problem is, they might not be providing 'just Tetanus' anymore. I was due for a booster (this is probably 10 years ago) the doc came in with a needle loaded, and just before getting into position tells me it's a combo-vaccine (pertussis iirc, probably DtaP) playing it off like I got some deal of two for the price of one. Long story short I left without getting one (despite their pleas that the shot would be wasted now), given a pamphlet to read that was basically just marketing.
That forever changed my perspective on the modern medical world, way too much product pushing and treating the patient like a consumer rather than a patient...I even had pertussis a year or two prior for natural immunity, it was all so far removed from personalized care.
Yeah, I was forced to get the DtaP last time, about 5 years ago. I didn’t know to ask for just tetanus, but I’m sure I couldn’t have gotten it either.