Both Tampa and St. Petersburg set records for consecutive days in which the high temperature did not reach 60 Â°F (16 Â°C), and Tampa experienced ten consecutive days with a low temperature below freezing. Much of the area received a wintry mix of rain, sleet, and possibly a few snowflakes on January 9â10.
Consider, also, that while our government may require rabies vaccines every three years for the protection of public health, individual veterinarians may exempt some petsââtemporarily, at leastââon the basis of their compromised health.
Such people should have a serum (blood) sample tested for antibodies to rabies virus every six months and receive a booster vaccine when necessary. Healthcare providers do not generally recommend routine pre-exposure prophylaxis with the rabies vaccine in other situations.