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Peacetrain

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7. Hubby and I had to take the rabies series 5 years ago because of waking up with a bat flying around

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:47 PM

Sep 2025

the bedroom where we were visiting. Could not catch it. Apparently bat bites are so small you don't even notice them so our health dept told us to come in and get the shots .. We were told our rabies vaccinations will be good for 10 years.. so we have five more years of protection.

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Rabies cases pose public health threat across US [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2025 OP

All vaccines are bad! Bad! mainer Sep 2025 #1

RFK Jr must be so happy. A chance to see Americans killed with another deadly disease. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #2

Right. I think it means those among us who survive RFK Jr's reign will be the strongest and fittest. Midnight Writer Sep 2025 #3

Yes we will become the Ferengi and The Borg rolled into one. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #4

Most years one to two rabies deaths in humans womanofthehills Sep 2025 #5

When I was a kid, a bat got into our bedroom. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #6

Hubby and I had to take the rabies series 5 years ago because of waking up with a bat flying around Peacetrain Sep 2025 #7

Treatment was not even considered so many years ago. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #8

Glad you guys did not get sick. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #9

I did not want to take them at first until the situation was explained to us.. about Peacetrain Sep 2025 #13

This man is a psychopath who should be in a maximum security mental hospital. Initech Sep 2025 #14

Yes in a decent society he would locked up for public safety. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #17

From a link in the article: Patient dies from rabies after organ transplant from infected donor LeftInTX Sep 2025 #10

Does Ivermectin cure rabies like it did Covid? MAGA, probably neverforget Sep 2025 #11

My grandmother was attacked by a rabid skunk in Minnesota 3 yr ago NickB79 Sep 2025 #12

I had rabies vaccine as a child after I was bitten by a dog. LisaL Sep 2025 #16

Time for RFKjr to ban LisaL Sep 2025 #15

There are anti-vaxxers who don't vaccinate their dogs and cats TexasBushwhacker Sep 2025 #18