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Originally Posted by Fastskiguy
That is a strikingly low percentage but have you considered that rabies is well controlled *because* of vaccination? The virus is in the wildlife population so it cannot be eradicated. Worldwide almost 60,000 people die of rabies. In the US, only a few (like less than 5!).
This is because of rabies laws. If we stop vaccinating then we can expect an increase in humans dying from rabies. 100% fatal and not an easy death.
Now if you are saying "let's only booster the rabies vaccine when we need to", I completely agree. The only problem with that is that it is more expensive to determine if an animal needs a rabies booster....you can get a rabies shot for as low as 5$ here in Florida. But it makes perfect sense to only vaccinate when needed.
But if you are saying rabies vaccination is a scam and completely unnecessary....almost 60,000 people every year beg to differ.
Joe
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I was talking about the yearly boosters for indoor cats that have had their rabies vaccine.