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This is not true. After you get the first three doses you likely have life-long protection. In fact, when I got mine, I was informed they are not doing the fol
by monopoledance 5y ago
This is not true.
After you get the first three doses you likely have life-long protection. In fact, when I got mine, I was informed they are not doing the follow-up anymore, because no case of rabies infections after the initial doses, ever.
"Duration of immunity
The relationship between the number of vaccine doses received for vaccination (PrEP or PEP) and the longevity of circulating VNA has been examined in several studies. In one study, 80% of vaccinees still had detect-able VNA titres 9 years after primary vaccination. No significant differences in VNA were observed in association with number of doses of vaccine received or the length of time after primary vaccination.16 Vaccine-induced memory B cells that appear to persist for life, and effective recall of the immune response to additional doses, such as for PEP, are documented for decades after priming."
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272372/WER9316-201-219.pdf https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272372/WER9...