A young lady in Wisconsin is the first (only, at last count) person, who was not vaaccinated, to survive rabies. She was in a medically induced coma for a long time and had to relearn everything (speech, walking, etc) when she awoke. She’s done well and went on to graduate from high school and is attending college. She wants to study animal behavior.
Back story: she loved animals and picked up a bat she found in her church and released it outside. She didn’t know the bat was rabid. Either it scratched her, or she had an open would on her hand. In any case, she already had rabies before she ever thought about it again, and it was too late to get the shots. I hope the 8 year old in CA survives.