Bat in Denver home sends baby for rabies shots

DENVER (KDVR) — A bat inside a Denver home quickly became a frightening situation for Lauren Conness and her family after the animal made its way into a bedroom where her 18-month-old daughter was sleeping.

Conness, a philanthropy adviser for the Denver Health Foundation, said her husband first spotted the bat in the kitchen on July 19. They tried to get it outside, but it slipped underneath a bedroom door and ended up in their bedroom.

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That raised a concerning question: could the bat have gotten into their daughter’s room?

Conness contacted her daughter’s pediatrician and was told to begin the rabies post-exposure process. Her daughter ultimately completed the vaccine series through Denver Health.

“The unknown there was very scary, Conness said…

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