BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Officials have started work to distribute oral rabies vaccine intended for consumption by wildlife around the state of Alabama, and there are some things you’ll want to know about it.

During the next few weeks, according to a Facebook post from the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries , workers will be out and about in multiple counties around the state distributing the vaccine.

The annual distribution of the vaccine in 2025 will be in parts of Autauga, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Coosa, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair, Shelby and Talladega counties.

The vaccines primarily target raccoons and other wildlife in northeast and north central Alabama.

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