Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains how people can protect themselves.

The infectious disease can cause muscle spasms strong enough to fracture bones. It's fully preventable, but vaccination rates are slipping.

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WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. — Health officials are reminding Kentuckians to check their tetanus vaccination status as communities continue cleaning up after weeks of severe weather, flooding and storm damage ...

Tetanus can cause painful muscle spasms so severe it has been called the “grinning death” because, if not treated, it can lock the jaw shut and pull the face into a potentially life-threatening, ...

MONROVIA, July 15, 2026 -- The Liberian Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide immunization campaign to vaccinate children who have missed scheduled doses and strengthen routine immunization ...

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There are 12 childhood vaccines in wide use in South Africa. This guide unpacks what you need to know about each of them.South Africa provides routine vaccination against polio, tuberculosis, measles, ...