>>Are you sure? It is required of all green card holders...
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>>http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-693.pdf
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>I guess I may have had it in a childhood then. I had my vaccinations translated and I don't remember if I have some extra vaccinations when I had my medical checkup. It was several years ago, so I forgot what I had.
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>I remember I once stepped on a nail (in Boston) and someone from the office suggested to get this shot, but I never went. In fact, I almost never go to the doctor...

You must have a secret guy side <g>.

Typically most people get a tetanus shot if they get rusty metal in their body, as in stepping on a nail, or are bitten by an animal.