Guidance

Rabies: administration of vaccine and immunoglobulin

Guidance for health professionals on how to administer post-exposure rabies vaccination with rabies immunoglobulin.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 8 February 2018
• Last updated: 23 August 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Administration of rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin

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This guidance from UK Health Security Agency’s Virus Reference Department is for health professionals whose patients require a course of post-exposure rabies vaccination with rabies immunoglobulin (RIG).

It provides critical information on the correct administration of RIG, and should remain with the product.

This document forms part of the Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis: management guidelines.

Published 8 February 2018
Last updated 23 August 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 August 2022

   Updated information on UK schedule for unimmunised individuals.

2. 9 August 2022

   Updated guidance.

3. 30 December 2021

   Updated Administration of rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin.

4. 21 December 2021

   Updated 'Rabies: administration of vaccine and immunoglobulin'.

5. 2 July 2018

   Updated with version 2.

6. 8 February 2018

   First published.