What are the side effects of rabies vaccine? At present, domestically, the used vaccine is all vero cell-cultured rabies vaccine. The advantage of this vaccine is that it can grow and infect on microcarriers and continuously culture in fermentation tanks to produce tissue culture fluid rich in rabies virus. The vaccine produced using this method is similar to human diploid cell vaccines, with the same safety, but at a much lower cost. This vaccine has been continuously used not only domestically but also in Europe and many countries.

Adverse reactions to cell culture vaccines are divided into common reactions, allergic reactions, and neurological reactions.

The common reactions include pain in the upper arm, headache, nausea, and edema. Common local reactions are pain, red spots, and lumps. Of these, upper arm pain is the most common; edema is rare.

Allergic reactions are less frequent and are caused by antigenicity of human albumin stabilizers present in the vaccine. However, these are not fatal and generally resolve within two to three days with treatment.

Neurological reactions are extremely rare, with only 5 cases per million, including temporary neurological paralysis diseases such as Guillain-Barré syndrome. Due to the extremely low incidence, these may be unrelated to the vaccine, since the incidence of such diseases is about one in 100,000 people annually.

The three types of reactions above, especially the first one, are normal reactions, so please do not be alarmed. For the second and third, actively cooperate with doctors’ treatment, and everything will be fine.

Next, let me tell you some contraindications and precautions.

Contraindications: During pregnancy, for people with allergies, those taking steroids or immunosuppressants, vaccination should be postponed if possible. Use with caution if allergic to neomycin or streptomycin.

Precautions: After vaccination, normal work can be resumed. Avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, strong tea, irritating foods, and strenuous labor to prevent discomfort.

Rabies vaccine side effects

Previously, some people asked whether it affects intelligence. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have been vaccinated against rabies, and there have been no related reports. There are also doubts about medical issues. Do not believe rumors; trust science, which truly relies on doctors’ judgment.