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Purevax rabies vaccine
Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one
year while the others are good for up to three years? Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. ---MIKE--- |
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"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil |
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"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil |
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"Phil P." wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Program there were 17 cases of Rabies in Cats in 2002 and a total of 215 cases between January 1989 and December 2002. http://www.noah-health.org/english/i...ro/rabies.html There is a link to the PDF file at the bottom of the page under statistics W |
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"Phil P." wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Program there were 17 cases of Rabies in Cats in 2002 and a total of 215 cases between January 1989 and December 2002. http://www.noah-health.org/english/i...ro/rabies.html There is a link to the PDF file at the bottom of the page under statistics W |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Program there were 17 cases of Rabies in Cats in 2002 and a total of 215 cases between January 1989 and December 2002. http://www.noah-health.org/english/i...ro/rabies.html There is a link to the PDF file at the bottom of the page under statistics W Wow! Thanks for the correction. Would you believe a human medical doctor a the county hospital told me that? The number of specimens tested (at the very bottom of the page) is very upsetting. Phil |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Program there were 17 cases of Rabies in Cats in 2002 and a total of 215 cases between January 1989 and December 2002. http://www.noah-health.org/english/i...ro/rabies.html There is a link to the PDF file at the bottom of the page under statistics W Wow! Thanks for the correction. Would you believe a human medical doctor a the county hospital told me that? The number of specimens tested (at the very bottom of the page) is very upsetting. Phil |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Program there were 17 cases of Rabies in Cats in 2002 and a total of 215 cases between January 1989 and December 2002. My mistake. What I meant was there hasn't been a documented case of human rabies acquired from a cat in 25 years in NJ. Actually, that wasn't correct, either! There has *never* been a documented case of human rabies acquired from a cat in NJ! Also, there hasn't been a case of human rabies acquired from a dog since 1956. " In 1997, a New Jersey man was diagnosed with rabies. He had removed bats from his house and may have been bitten by a bat in the process. *This was the first human case of rabies since 1971*, when a man was bitten by a bat and received partial treatment with the previously used rabies vaccine." "New Jersey experienced its last case of canine rabies in 1956 " http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/rabies.htm http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/trends.htm |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why the Purevax rabies vaccine is only good for one year while the others are good for up to three years? Purevax rabies is only *licensed* for one year because the vaccine efficacy study was only conducted for one year. Merial wanted to get the vaccine on the market as soon as possible. An unofficial source at Merial told me when the vaccine first came out that "the vaccine is probably protective for much longer than one year" - didn't say how much longer. Is it likely that the Purevax will someday become a three year vaccine? Probably. I prefer the safety of the Purevax but would prefer not to have to vaccinate every year. I know how you feel. I'm quite irritated by the rabies vaccine law in NJ. There hasn't been a documented case of feline rabies in this State in 25 years. Phil According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Program there were 17 cases of Rabies in Cats in 2002 and a total of 215 cases between January 1989 and December 2002. My mistake. What I meant was there hasn't been a documented case of human rabies acquired from a cat in 25 years in NJ. Actually, that wasn't correct, either! There has *never* been a documented case of human rabies acquired from a cat in NJ! Also, there hasn't been a case of human rabies acquired from a dog since 1956. " In 1997, a New Jersey man was diagnosed with rabies. He had removed bats from his house and may have been bitten by a bat in the process. *This was the first human case of rabies since 1971*, when a man was bitten by a bat and received partial treatment with the previously used rabies vaccine." "New Jersey experienced its last case of canine rabies in 1956 " http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/rabies.htm http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/trends.htm |
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