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Rabies vaccine

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The Rabies vaccine protects against rabies after a bite or scratch from an infected animal (and before exposure for high-risk people). Common side effects are mild: sore arm, headache, nausea.

What it protects against

Rabies after a bite or scratch from an infected animal (and before exposure for high-risk people).

Possible side effects

Sore arm, headache, nausea.

Who should not get it

After a bite there is no reason to delay: rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms start.

National immunization schedule

Common questions

What does the rabies vaccine prevent?
Rabies after a bite or scratch from an infected animal (and before exposure for high-risk people).

What are the side effects of the rabies vaccine?
Sore arm, headache, nausea.

Who should not get the rabies vaccine?
After a bite there is no reason to delay: rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms start.

When is the rabies vaccine given in Nepal?
See the national immunization schedule record for your country.

Learn more / References

SI summary (own words); CDC Vaccine Information Statements as reference

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