> I'm thinking about the statistics for rabies in humans and wondering how
it can be
> so low - only 27 cases reported in humans since 1990 (in the US). When
you think
> about kids handling wildlife, knowing that if they report a bite to a
parent they may
> have to get a series of painful shots, people who got bitten and waited
too long to
> get the shots, just plain dumb people who get bitten and don't know they
should tell
> anyone - I can't fathom that only 27 people got it in the last almost 20
years.
Of course the official story is that this is *because* most family pets are
vaccinated yearly or every two to three years.
>
> Also, the vaccine is not 100% effective. I've read some reports that only
the 1 year
> shots work so the new 7 year shots may not prevent rabies as well as
people think,
> yet if an animal has shots the preventative shots are not given to bite
victims.
I've learned through my swine flu vaccine research that flu vaccines in
humans don't work. And based on what I know so far, I'm inclined to believe
that vaccines in general aren't effective. It would not surprise me if that
includes rabies vaccines.
That said, an online pal of mine from years ago was monitoring rabies
incidences in dogs that had an initial rabies shot and one booster. She is a
natural rearing breeder and worked for vets for years and is a dog health
journalist and is, or was, on this list. She said that she had never been
able to find a case of a dog contracting rabies that had the initial rabies
shot and one booster. So she felt that indicated that one shot and a booster
are effective, perhaps, for the life of the dog.
I'm now wondering if it's more likely that many dogs' immune systems simply
deal with the virus so they don't get infected even if they get bitten by a
rabies carrier. After all, just because a human or animal is bitten by
another with rabies doesn't mean that the immune system won't eliminate the
virus.
> On the other hand, at $50 a pop, rabies vaccination is quite a money-maker
for
> vets.
Not only that but the vaccine makers are making good money, especially on
the once yearly protocol. I didn't know that a new 7 year protocol was being
used anywhere, although I'm aware of the research showing that the rabies
vaccines may be effective for at least 7 years.
Then, you've got the fact that most municipalities require you to
re-register your rabies license every year or every time the dog gets the
next shot. So, as is the case with the human medical system, you've got
government, health practitioners and pharmaceutical companies laughing all
the way to the bank while your poor dog or cat gets shot up with a toxic
soup vaccine year after year after year - one that may not only not be
effective, but may be making your pet ill.
Suze
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