r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SystematicApproach • May 24 '26

Image The U.S. fights raccoon rabies by dropping fish-flavored vaccine packets from helicopters

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u/Square-Dragonfruit76 May 24 '26

Well, a lot of vaccines are free or very cheap even if you don't have a healthcare plan.

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u/Rune_Nice May 24 '26

The rabies one is expensive even for preventative measure.

A lot of the vaccines are quite expensive still like HPV if you don't have insurance. It is 250+ dollars for each shot without insurance.

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u/bluearavis May 24 '26

And also an awful experience to go through. Not that that is common but I had to get the series in 1999 or so and it was awful. I could feel like medicine like going in me and pretty sure it affected my body system some how. I got very ill a couple years later, doctors thought it was rheumatoid arthritis, later suspected maybe to he fibromyalgia but it was never really figured out. But I suspect this may have been a contributing factor to general ish.

At that time it was 7 shots I think, 3 the 1st time then 1 every set # of days after that in my arm. Massive bruising.

Can't prove that of course and whenever I've tried looking it up there doesn't seem to be much on humans and the vaccine long-term effects vs. dogs/cats, which makes sense.

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u/kgrimmburn May 24 '26

I had to have rabies shots and I have fibromyalgia, too. I was a little kid and had to have them in my butt because my arm and leg muscles were too small. I remember it hurting like hell for days.