>>>>>>>It's "tetanus", pronounced mostly as tetnus. I just couldn't tell from the context of your message which you'd finally picked. It seems you finally decided on 'tetnus'? That's wrong.
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>>>>>>I understood it after your messages and I'm glad I asked. Here is the whole story, if you're interested. When I first saw it spelled "tetnus" I thought it's wrong and corrected it. The field in the database is called LTetnus. When I found another place where it was again spelled wrongly that got me to think I was wrong in the first place. I asked this question here and then googled on "tetnus", found pages and concluded I made a mistake. Luckily you were all here to correct me once again, so I did fix it again.
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>>>>>>Thanks to everyone.
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>>>>>Thx to you. The thread made me realize that my tetanus jab is ****way**** overdue.....
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>>>>I just had one last year. This year they updated it to a Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis booster and it is now a requirement before kids can enter college in NC...
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>>>Requirement? Does that mean you have compulsory medication?
>>>Best,
>>>Viv
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>>Yes, whooping cough has made a huge comeback among adults. Also spinal meningitus (spelling? too lazy to check) among college kids. You can only avoid the vaccines if you state religious reasons...
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>I find that weird. Guaranteed free speech - but only if you take the drugs <g>

I'm with you. I am not a big fan of "good for you" legislation for adults.