Hendra: why not just go ahead and vaccinate?

Benefits

Vaccination status

This one is short and sweet. The benefit to getting and keeping your horse vaccinated against HeV is that you won't run into the problem of vets refusing to come out, or equine hospitals refusing entry, just because your horse isn't currently vaccinated against HeV.

Along the same lines, you won't be refused entry to equestrian events just on the basis of your horse's HeV vaccination status.

Only you can decide on the weight to give this particular benefit.

Risks

• the virus
• the 'vector' (flying foxes)
• the vaccine
• vaccination status

Benefits

• the vaccine
• vaccination status

HeV antibody testing

Final thoughts

© Christine M. King, 2020. All rights reserved. Last updated 20 August 2020.