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Subject: News media fails to say "rabies shots"

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Richard

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Date Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 03:02: pm

There was a rabid fox attack in Connecticut within the last 24-48 hours where a woman and a 2nd grader and perhaps others will need to undergo the rabies shot series. The animal, a fox, tested positive for rabies. When it was reported on the NY news, the broadcaster said they (those exposed/bitten) would be getting tetanus shots. The attached link relays the fears and number of needles one patient received. I feel for the 2nd grader. Though not the agonizing injections formerly given in the abdomen, this little kid will have to get the series, and I'm sure it's not going to be pleasant.
And growing up in the sixties, many times there were radio announcements imploring the help of others in possibly identifying and tracking down an animal that had bitten a child, with the emphasis being placed on the possibility of the child having to have the (and many phrases were used) "excruciatingly painful", "extremely painful", "agonizing" injections. And I can't remember them saying "in the stomach", though that may have been uttered, though I don't remember ever hearing it.
I guess today's approach is to say things like, "oh they're getting tetanus injections, and not saying they'll get a series of rabies shots. http://foxct.com/2014/09/22/fox-bites-four-people-in-east-windsor/

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[> Subject: Re: News media fails to say "rabies shots"
Author: Nick [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 05:40: pm Any animal bite requires a tetanus shot in the bottom unless one has had a booster within the previous ten years. Rabies injections are no longer given in the abdomen. They are now buttock injections but they still hurt. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]