I’ve had rabies vaccines twice now; a bat flew into us out hiking and then a raccoon jumped me in our yard. In no case neither myself or my kids had any discer

I’ve had rabies vaccines twice now; a bat flew into us out hiking and then a raccoon jumped me in our yard. In no case neither myself or my kids had any discernible side effects. That’s interesting that was possible; considering the vagueness of early onset rabies (fever, fatigue, headache) that must have been worrying. The worst about rabies is that it can linger for years; I heard of a case where a woman was traveling overseas and had exposure to a rabid monkey, and couldn’t get treatment for a week and then only got the vaccine, no HRIG. They told they won’t really know if it worked until 2 years, if she doesn’t die. I strongly consider getting my family vaccinated before traveling to any place that doesn’t have ready HRIG and vax, since delay can be so dangerous. It’s a low likelihood but high consequences risk, but the vax is pretty low risk but expensive. Spouse doesn’t think it’s necessary so will have to cross that bridge.