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Can I take 4 anti rabies vaccine instead of 5? Is it effective as mentioned by who? Also what will be vaccination schedule in this case?
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Yes. You can go for it. In this you have to take intradermal vaccine on 2 sites i.e. 2 injections per visit for 4 visits on day 0,3,7,28. It's less painful. In the 5 dose schedule which is intramuscular, you will have to take 1 injection per visit for 5 visits on day 0,3,7,14,28.
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Standard schedule is 5 doses on--0,3,7,14,28 th days. 0 day is the day on which first shot is taken. The modified regimen is 4 dose on --0,3,7, 14th days --is likely to induce adequate antibody response. Depending on type of exposure ,the attending doctor may take a decision on --which regimen --for the particular patient .----ok.
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