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vaccination is mandatory for pets everywhere in North America that I'm aware of, but you'll never get all the wild animals everywhere.
by jki275 3y ago
vaccination is mandatory for pets everywhere in North America that I'm aware of, but you'll never get all the wild animals everywhere.
- SoftTalker 3y agoSince vaccination for pets is so routine and doesn't seem to harm them, why not for people?
- sandworm101 3y agoPeople do get vaccinated. Nearly every small town has a list of people (animal control, veterinarians) who are vaccinated in order that they can more safely deal with a potentially rabid animal. A dead rabid animal is still dangerous to handle. People who work around bats are also regularly vaccinated.
- jki275 3y agoAll vaccines have possible side effects. I'd assume, not having researched the issue on this, but from general knowledge, that the possible side effects for a vaccine that would prevent almost no cases outweigh the possible benefits -- for the majority of people anyway. Obviously as the sibling comments explains there are some people who do need it.
- toast0 3y agoCost and risk of the vaccinations vs risk of infection. Many pets are likely to interact with wild animals that may carry rabies, but few humans are. Most humans with elevated risk of rabies are aware of it, and can get a sequence of preemptive vaccines. Additionally, most humans bitten by an animal will consider rabies at that time, whereas few pets are able to provide a description of the animal that bit them.