Patient's question:
How long should one wait to perform prenatal tests after getting the rabies vaccine during pregnancy? I'm quite concerned about whether the rabies vaccine might affect the baby. I just got the rabies vaccine yesterday. Could you please advise how long I should wait to go to the hospital for a thorough check-up to determine if there is any interference?Doctor's answer:
Pregnancy does not interfere with normal prenatal examinations after receiving the rabies vaccine. The rabies vaccine has minimal interference on the fetus. The rabies vaccine is an inactivated vaccine, which induces an autoimmune response in the body after anesthesia to prevent the recurrence of rabies. Since rabies cannot be self-cured at present, there are no contraindications to receiving the rabies vaccine. Both normal individuals and pregnant women can receive this vaccine, and it will never cause significant interference to the fetus.