[h=1]Family mourning dad's rabies death receives hefty bill for relatives' vaccines: report[/h] By
Alexandria Hein | Fox News
Published 2 days ago
Members of a Utah family grieving the loss of
their 55-year-old father, who died from
rabies in November, are now facing a $50,000 hospital bill they received for their preventive
vaccinations. Gary Giles, who became the first person to die from rabies in the state since 1944, had contracted the disease from bats in the couple?s home. About 25 family members, including his widow Juanita, visited Giles during his stay in the ICU.
Juanita Giles told KSL-TV she was contacted two days after his death by the Utah Department of Health confirming that her husband had died of rabies and urging her and her relatives to get preventative vaccinations immediately. Giles alleges she was told not to worry about the cost...
