by Pat Goss. Timely changing of your timing belt is an often overlooked car care service, and thatâs not good! And Pat Goss tells us why down at Gossâ Garage. For many years, vehicle manufacturers have elected to use timing belts to drive the camshafts in the top of the engine to operate the valves that let fuel into the engine and let exhaust out. But these belts, well, theyâre made of rubber and they ware out over time so they need periodic replacement.
FACT: People with tetanus may have to spend several weeks in the hospital under intensive care and frequently need to be on a ventilator. FACT: For adults, a tetanus-diphtheria booster (Td) every 10 years gives protection against both tetanus and diphtheria. A tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine should be given to adults in place of one Td vaccine to protect them against pertussis (whooping cough), too.
How often should you have a tetanus jab and is there a limit to how many you can have? As a general rule you should have a tetanus booster every 10 years because immunity is provided for this length of time from each immunisation. If it has been longer than this since a previous injection, a course of injections will boost your immunity back to fully protected levels and enable the 10-yearly cover to restart.