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More Dog Owners Are Questioning Vaccines Like Rabies After Covid

More than half of US dog owners expressed concern about pet vaccines, including against rabies, according to a new study

More than half of US dogowners expressed concerns about vaccinating their dogs.

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Vaccine skepticism has spread to our pets.

More than half of US dog owners expressed concerns about vaccinating their dogs, including against rabies, according to a new study published Saturday in the journal Vaccine. The study comes as anti-vaccine sentiments among humans have exploded in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.