Covid killed 600k+ in the US, has effective and low side effect vaccines, and vaccines are still controversial. Rabies vaccines have more injections than covid

Covid killed 600k+ in the US, has effective and low side effect vaccines, and vaccines are still controversial. Rabies vaccines have more injections than covid and a much higher frequency of side effects. Rabies is not contagious person to person. Regular scheduled rabies vaccination for the general public would be a bad use of scarce healthcare resources. The US already has pretty close the optimal rabies policy already, as evidenced by the case numbers. As others have noted, this person only had to take the shot. The bat tested positive for rabies and had bit him. It is inexplicable that the shot was declined - to the extent that they should have declared him incompetent and given them by force. Treating a dying rabies victim puts healthcare workers at risk (sharps/needles, etc). There isn't a healthcare policy solution that could have saved this person. Now, vaccinating host animal populations is another story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_rabies#Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_rabies#Canada