> A friend had to handle a bat in her cabin, and she was not told she had "some time" before the shots. If you've been exposed get your butt to the ER.
The article doesn't claim otherwise. Rabies can usually be treated successfully days or weeks after the initial bite. Obviously you should get the shots ASAP regardless; it's more likely to take hold with every day that passes.
> Statistically 100% of peeps aren't up to date on rabies vaccines. Vets, bat researchers, and bat house zookeepers may be up-to-date, but no one else is.
Again, the article doesn't say otherwise. It doesn't say "40,000 people aren't vaccinated," it says "40,000 people (who aren't vaccinated) get rabies shots after a dog/cat bite."
The article doesn't claim otherwise. Rabies can usually be treated successfully days or weeks after the initial bite. Obviously you should get the shots ASAP regardless; it's more likely to take hold with every day that passes.
> Statistically 100% of peeps aren't up to date on rabies vaccines. Vets, bat researchers, and bat house zookeepers may be up-to-date, but no one else is.
Again, the article doesn't say otherwise. It doesn't say "40,000 people aren't vaccinated," it says "40,000 people (who aren't vaccinated) get rabies shots after a dog/cat bite."