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She said if people died even after taking the vaccines, it was only because they were bitten in areas like the face, hands, ears, neck and lips from where the virus could quickly reach the brain.
The procurement of the vaccine and its effectiveness triggered major concerns and became a controversy in Kerala after the death of a 19-year-old college student in Palakkad.
It is suspected that the dog has also bitten other stray dogs in the area. This has got the residents of the region anxious.
The first batch of the procured vaccine not only lacked the final test reports from the Central Drug Lab (CDL) but have also not completed the preliminary trial to be conducted by its manufacturers.
A dog infected with rabies died soon after it bit a student.
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