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I am going to asia in 6 weeks and need a pre administered rabies shot. what is the latest protocol? is it still three shots to be administered?

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The basics: For the HDCV & PCECV vaccines the recommendation for pre-exposure Rabies prophylaxis is 3 doses at day 0,7,& 21 or 28. You can review any change or recommendations for certain areas by visiting the CDC (USA) official site. wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel

Answered 12/14/2018

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