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NYC is dropping fish-scented rabies vaccine pouches for raccoons in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan

NYC is dropping fish-scented rabies vaccine pouches for raccoons in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan
health10/15/2025

It’s part of an effort to stop rabies from spreading among city wildlife.

If you spot a fishy-looking ketchup packet in Prospect Park or Upper Manhattan, don’t panic: It’s part of the city’s annual effort to vaccinate raccoons against rabies. The city's health department is distributing oral rabies vaccines this fall in ra... [1440 chars]