Description
Dose administration:
For Intramuscular Vaccination:
Pre-Exposure: 0.5 mL or 1.0 mL of reconstituted vaccine (as per diluent supplied) on days 0, 7 and 21 or 28. Only people, whose occupation puts them at continual or frequent risk of exposure, should receive periodic booster doses whenever the rabies virus neutralizing antibody titre drops below 0.5 IU/mL.
Post-Exposure: For a new case: 0.5 mL or 1.0 mL of reconstituted vaccine (as per diluent supplied) on days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28.
Rabies immunoglobulin should be administered preferably as soon as possible after initiation of post-exposure prophylaxis in case of Category III bites but not beyond 7 days from the first dose of vaccination.
For previously immunized individuals: One dose (0.5 mL or 1.0 mL, as per diluent supplied) of reconstituted vaccine intramuscularly at one site on day 0 and day 3. The administration of Rabies immunoglobulin is not required in such cases.
