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Vaccine Risk !
Dear all,
I'm male, 23, from South Korea. I got cut today and plan to have my tetanus booster. But there're 2 types. One is TAT, which is made from horse's serum. The other is TIG, made from human's immunoglobulin. But in our country, blood/blood product transfusion is not 100% safe, that being said, some guys contract HBV and HIV from blood transfusion. Although TIG is more expensive and better, I fear it will transmit HIV to me, as it's also kind of human blood product.
So, I want to ask whether horses' blood can also be infected by HIV? If not, maybe I will choose TIG. Thank you
I'm male, 23, from South Korea. I got cut today and plan to have my tetanus booster. But there're 2 types. One is TAT, which is made from horse's serum. The other is TIG, made from human's immunoglobulin. But in our country, blood/blood product transfusion is not 100% safe, that being said, some guys contract HBV and HIV from blood transfusion. Although TIG is more expensive and better, I fear it will transmit HIV to me, as it's also kind of human blood product.
So, I want to ask whether horses' blood can also be infected by HIV? If not, maybe I will choose TIG. Thank you
Thank u, teak
But the vaccine I'm gonna take is extracted from human blood. If the purification process has some mistakes and HIV remain with the immunoglobulin, which will be direct injected into my blood, isn't it a risk?
But the vaccine I'm gonna take is extracted from human blood. If the purification process has some mistakes and HIV remain with the immunoglobulin, which will be direct injected into my blood, isn't it a risk?
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