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Old 03-03-05, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Porg
When i was vaccinated against meningitis (in the middle of a crisis where a mate actually had meningitis), we were told that vaccination does not guarantee immunity.

Anyone who has exported an animal abroad knows that rabies may take several attempts to achieve sufficient levels of immunity (at much cost to the owner).
Approx 95% of animals achieve a suffiicient immunity (based on blood test results) on one injection alone. Those that do not achieve a level of antibodies that satisfies the export requirements are still likely to be immune, at least according to the rabies vaccine manufacturers.
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