Joseph C. asked

🏥  Medical

My wife was saving a baby raccoon and got scratched very slightly on her finger, just a dot-sized spot of broken skin. The raccoon had a can stuck on its head and she pulled it off, making it unlikely that saliva got in the wound. She does not have health insurance. Is it medically advisable for her to get the vaccine or is the risk of transmission extraordinarily low?

February 23rd, 2023

Joseph M. answered

Since the scratch was not a bite and the raccoon's paws were unlikely to have saliva on them due to ...

February 23rd, 2023

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