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Is 3 doses of rabies vaccine enough? 1st dose speeda purified rabies vaccine, 2nd dose verorab, 3rd dose verorab. doc didn't put a date for a 4th shot. can i still get rabies or am i covered? my puppy grazed me with it's teeth (playfully)-philippines?
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You are unlikely to have been infected with rabies to begin with; so the vaccinations were not even needed with the encounter you descibed for yourself. However it is important that you get your dog vaccinated. Take care of any wound to prevent bacteria infection is all you need to do.
Answered 9/21/2023
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