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What Causes Pain In Lower Back And Shoulders After Taking Tetanus Injection?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...hi........i am 14 weeks pregnant...yesterday i was given the anti-tetanus vaccine and about 12 hours later my arm started hurting quite badly....the pain was so intense i could not sleep the whole night and by morning i had pain in my shoulders, arms and lower back and a low fever the whole day......i have been taking 500mg of paracetamol twice a day.......i just wanted to know if this is a normal reaction to anti tetanus vaccine and is the vaccine safe at this stage of pregnancy? thank you.
Fri, 23 Oct 2015
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vaccine is safe in pregnancy that's why we prescribe it but this type of reaction is not common . in fact consult your gynecologist, maybe expired vaccine , or not properly given.
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What Causes Pain In Lower Back And Shoulders After Taking Tetanus Injection?

vaccine is safe in pregnancy that s why we prescribe it but this type of reaction is not common . in fact consult your gynecologist, maybe expired vaccine , or not properly given.