Has anyone here ever been treated for post rabies exposure?

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41. This wouldn't be considered

a preventive vaccine. Its precautionary, but its not recommended for the general population.

Generally in the human medical world (at least on the payment side), preventive medicine refers to tests, vaccines, exams, etc. which are recommended to large swaths of the population regardless of disease status. For instance, a cholesterol screen is recommended for all adults every five years.

A test given more often than the general baseline is not considered preventive medicine. For instance, for diabetics a cholesterol test is recommended every year -- but because the increased frequency in screening is due to the presence of diabetes, its not considered a preventative service but part of the diabetes disease management process.

A vaccine subsequent to possible exposure would be considered treatment -- not preventative.

I grant its somewhat an arbitrary distinction, but obama care will not cover this as a preventative service.