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Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944 by planteen on Friday November 09, 2018 @09:59AM (#18414810)
I got vaccinated against rabies in 2010. It was 3 shots at $300 each if I remember right. It was hard to find a clinic that stocked it. I live in Colorado, I think only two clinics in the state had it. Note that is for pre-exposure shots, not post-exposure.

It's not a common vaccine, typically it is only given to vets and vet techs. I think that is a public health decision - rabies exposure is very rare in the United States.

I was getting it because I was going to Peru for a caving expedition. It probably wasn't necessary for me, but the travel pharmacist said it could get it due to possible stray dog exposure in remote Peru and possible bat exposure in caves. I never saw a single bat in the caves there. But since the travel pharmacist recommended it, my insurance paid, which was nice.

Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944 by vorpalhex on Friday November 09, 2018 @11:10AM (#18415447)
How painful of a series was it? What was the time between injections?
Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944 by planteen on Friday November 09, 2018 @11:38AM (#18415681)
Not painful at all. Just like a flu shot. The painful shots are the post-exposure ones that go in the gut.

I received Imovax. It was a brilliant purple color - it was the prettiest vaccine I have ever seen. Shot #2 is 1 week after the first, shot #3 is 3-4 weeks after the first.

https://www.vaccineshoppe.com/image.cfm?doc_id=5983&image_ty...

Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944 by appleiigs on Friday November 09, 2018 @12:06PM (#18415923)
I got post-exposure shots and they were in the arm. 5 shots: 2 shots day 1, then 1 shot day 3, 7, 14.