I had to get the post-exposure series of shots after getting bit by an unvaccinated dog earlier this year. The rabies vaccine shots themselves are not too expen

I had to get the post-exposure series of shots after getting bit by an unvaccinated dog earlier this year. The rabies vaccine shots themselves are not too expensive. I want to say Kaiser charged on the order of $500-1000 for the series of vaccine shots. The real cost came with the Human Rabies Immune Globulin shots I had to get after being potentially exposed to the virus. These are shots of the rabies antibody that they administered in the area where the dog bit me. Kaiser charged $15,000 for this stuff (insurance brought it down to $1,250 to me). It is costly because they make it by vaccinating humans and then collecting antibodies from their blood/plasma. I would add that the rabies vaccine shots themselves were not painful and are like flu shots. However, I ended up being allergic to the shots and would break out in hives and get flu-like symptoms for days after each one. I actually stopped the vaccine series early because the symptoms kept getting worse after each shot and by the time the last shot was due animal control told me the dog that bit me made it out of quarantine without showing rabies symptoms. The Immune Globulin shots were the most painful because it was a thick gauge needle and a super viscous material. I could see a big, swollen lump under my skin after getting the series of Immune Globulin shots. There was pain and bruising for a few days, but it eventually went away.