Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Even a quick glance at the abstract of the article you cite doesn't square with your claims.
Vaccinate survival was 80% (4/5) after 6 years 7 months, 50% (6/12) after 7 years 1 month, and 20% (1/5) after 8years 0 months. Antibody responses 12 days post-challenge correlated strongly with survival. In a separate non-challenge trial, administration of either a recombinant or a killed rabies vaccine demonstrated memory antibody responses 6 years 1 month after initial vaccination compared with unvaccinated controls. Our data demonstrated that i) duration of immunity to rabies in vaccinated dogs extends beyond 3 years; ii) immunologic memory exists even in vaccinated dogs with serum antibody titer < 0.1 IU/mL; and iii) non-adjuvanted recombinant rabies vaccine induces excellent antibody responses in previously vaccinated dogs 14 days after administration.
So, please explain why there are both "laws" and vets that deem annual vaccination to be 1. necessary and 2. safe.
Rabies vaccination is a highly individual decision, and the woman I wrote about in this article deemed her risk of vaccine injury to be far more significant than her risk of rabies.