Is it necessary to start the rabies vaccination from the first dose if we get a dog bite in the middle of the vaccination regimen?

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Sorry for the discomfort. Since you are going through a rabies vaccination course and got again bit by your dog only, then no need to repeat the course from the beginning. Just wash the wound with soap and running water thoroughly. Complete the present vaccination schedule on time.

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Since you have already taken three doses of the present vaccination schedule, it means your body would have started to produce antibodies to give you protection against the rabies virus, and this full protection comes after the completion of the mandatory vaccination schedule.

After completion of five intramuscular doses, if reexposure occurs after three months, then two booster dose is required.

No vaccination is needed within three months in a person having documented previous completion of postexposure prophylaxis. Only wound washing is required in such cases. This is the guideline.

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Intramuscular regimen for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) (Essen regimen) is IM (intramuscular) on 0,3,7,14 and 28 days (total five doses). Day 0 indicates the date of administration of the first dose of the vaccine. I hope you are following this. There is another route of administration that is the intradermal route (ID).

You are taking which route of vaccine administration, sir, IM or ID?

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Do not worry, sir. Please ask your doctor above query who guided or advised you to take the vaccine on the 'particular or scheduled' days on which you are taking the vaccine dose and already completed three doses. Do not get confused.

If you are taking an intramuscular route of vaccine administration, then one dose each is given on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28.

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You should continue the present course of vaccine and complete the full vaccination schedule as recommended by your doctor, no need to repeat the course from the beginning.

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Complete the last dose of the rabies vaccine at a scheduled time. There should be a minimum of two weeks gap after completion of the last dose of the rabies vaccine. Before getting the COVID vaccine, do ask or confirm the same query with another doctor or the doctor who recommended or scheduled the rabies vaccine for you.

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