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All 3 of the diseases i was vaccinated for regularly kill people and can cause severe harm even if someone survives. As I am not an idiot I would prefer to avoid that if at all possible. I opted not to get Hep B, Rabies, Dengue fever vaccinations based on a risk profile and where I was traveling but I could and would have gotten shots for those too if the risk profile were higher.
I also vaccinate my kids for the same reasons.
I would get that rabies shot at least. It's incurable when symptoms start, an absolute miserable way to go, you might not even notice that you got a bat bite while sleeping, and it's prevalent in wildlife you can't control - and prevalent in nearly all countries except most western european states (and even there sometimes cases pop up).
I was advised by the nurse that as long as we're within 24 hours of a major hospital (family and me) they can pump us full of antibodies and we should be fine. And also not to pet dogs, cats, monkeys etc.
Your choice, just know that post exposure vaccination sucks big time.