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Is it true you can only receive the rabies vaccination twice in your lifetime?
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No - keep boosting: Pets get rabies vaccines every 1 or 3 years. In humans, most never get exposed to rabies, most never get the vaccine. When a person is exposed - there is a series of rabies vaccines given. If get exposed again -- only get a single booster dose of rabies vaccine. With a 3rd, 4th exposure, your immune system might not need more boosting at each beyond this, really want to take that risk?
Answered 6/4/2014
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