rabies vaccination

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Rabies vaccination is immunization against the rabies virus, which is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear.

The vaccine may be given preventively to veterinarians, animal handlers, and travelers to high-risk areas, or as post-exposure treatment after a bite from a potentially rabid animal.

The dog's rabies vaccination was overdue.

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