Rabies Vaccination Post Exposure

There are three types of rabies vaccines:

1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis, that is, no animal bites or scratches, but may bear the risk of close contact with animals in the future, and may be infected with rabies. At this time, it is called pre-exposure prophylaxis. Its way of playing is to inject only three injections, one injection each on the zeroth, seventh and twenty-first days, which is called pre-exposure prophylaxis;

2. The five-needle method of post-exposure prevention. The five-needle method requires five injections respectively, and one injection each at 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days. The five-needle method is a more classic injection method;

3. Some vaccines can also use a third injection method, which is the 2-1-1 injection procedure after exposure. This kind of injection only requires four injections, and only three injections are required, and it can also achieve a similar effect to the five-needle method. But only for rabies vaccines marked on the instructions that can be used in this way can be used. The first injection was two injections, one in each of the deltoid muscles of the left and right upper arms, and one injection each on the seventh and twenty-first days after that.

The vast majority of people will not experience any reaction after being vaccinated against rabies, and only some of the vaccinated individuals may experience mild vaccination reactions. Common local injections include redness, swelling, pain, itching, and systemic symptoms such as fever, dizziness, headache, fatigue, general malaise, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. Most of these symptoms are relatively mild and can gradually releases within a few days to a week. A small number of patients will have moderate or higher fever and rash, and appropriate symptomatic treatment can be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.