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Is it safe to receive 6 rabies vaccinations within a month? completed primary 4 shot series, now being given 2 more boosters for secondary bat exposure shortly after primary series finished, per this facilities infectious disease dr. recommendation.
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Yes: I wish everybody's questions were as easy to answer. You got bit again, you get more injections. I'm sorry about the second bite but this is the right choice. Please ignore any "scare" stuff on the internet about rabies shots -- people make stuff up.
Answered 8/1/2017
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