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Squester t1_iuexpnx wrote

Reply to comment by chronicallylaconic in Is taking rabies vaccine 100% effective? as in the once infected person won't need a booster shot in the future? by DetectiveSherlocky

You're probably thinking the big needle in the stomach but they don't need that anymore. The vaccine itself is just a series of 4 normal shots for post exposure, but the painful part is the immunoglobulin because it's very thick so it needs a big needle at the site of exposure. In my case, my forehead

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Sir-Simon-Spamalot t1_iugqmub wrote

How did you get bitten in the forehead, if I may ask?

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Squester t1_iugqtcf wrote

I very rudely ripped a poor little bat's house off the wall of our garage while he was sleeping (did not know it was his house). He was understandably very upset and my face was right there! Since it was outside we couldn't catch it to test it for rabies so I got to get the vaccine

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