Get vaccinated quickly after a dog bite, says Deputy Premier


THOSE who have been bitten by rabies-infected dogs have a 99.9% chance of survival if they are vaccinated immediately.

Speaking at a “Rabies and African Swine Fever (ASF) Awareness” programme at Rumah Bunsie Tiboh in Sungai Salim, Sibu, Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said those who delay getting vaccinated could die from rabies.

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