What should I pay attention to after getting the rabies vaccine?

With the improvement of living standards, more and more families keep pet dogs. Therefore, it is inevitable that people will be scratched or bitten by cats and dogs. Regardless of whether the cats and dogs at home or in the wild have rabies, for safety reasons, the injured will always get a few shots of rabies vaccine to avoid worries. Therefore, today I will share with you the precautions after getting the rabies vaccine.

Inject on time

Usually, after being scratched or bitten by a cat or dog, the rabies vaccine is not just a one-shot shot. According to the doctor’s advice, there are several more shots to be taken at the CDC. If you forget to take the shot or take the shot too soon or too long, it will affect the efficacy of the vaccine. Therefore, you must arrange time to get the shot on time.

Tips: In order to prevent forgetting the injection time, you can set it up on your phone’s memo according to the time specified by the doctor’s advice, so that the phone can remind you to go to the CDC for the shot in time.

Dietary taboos

After the first rabies vaccine, you should start to avoid certain foods, such as alcohol, strong tea, chili peppers, and other stimulating foods. Of course, foods containing caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, and cola, are also on the list of taboos. You can start to enjoy your food 2 weeks after all vaccines have been injected.

Avoid fatigue

After the first shot of the vaccine, you should rest properly and avoid physical activities such as football that consume a lot of physical energy, so as to avoid excessive fatigue, physical exhaustion, catching a cold, and overreacting.

Antibody validity period

Rabies vaccination is not a permanent cure. Usually, after all vaccines are injected, the rabies antibodies in your body are only valid for 6 months. Therefore, even if you have been vaccinated with rabies vaccine, if you are scratched or bitten by a cat or dog again after 6 months, in addition to washing the wound with soapy water in time, you should immediately go to the CDC to get a rabies vaccine.

Regular injection

Rabies vaccination should be given at a regular hospital or disease control center with emergency equipment. If an allergic reaction occurs, timely emergency treatment can be provided.