CDC, Partners Work To Identify, Fill Gaps In Tetanus Immunization In Uganda, Worldwide

CDC’s “Our Global Voices”: Tetanus: Eliminating the Forgotten, Deadly Disease
Rebecca Casey, EIS officer in CDC’s Global Immunization Division, discusses the importance of tetanus vaccines and booster shots in the disease’s prevention. Casey highlights the situation in Uganda, where the CDC and partners are working to identify and fill gaps in tetanus immunization from infancy through adulthood (4/24).

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