Safety and Immunogenicity of the Inactivated Rabies Vaccine RABIVAX-S Administered Intramuscularly and Intradermally

1 ml dose vaccine containing ≥ 2.5 IU of purified rabies antigen (Pitman-Moore rabies virus strain 3218; acclimatized and cultured on vero cells, inactivated with β propiolactone).

Pre-exposure prophylaxis regimens for two groups

• Intramuscular 1ml on days D0, D7 and D21-28
• Intradermal injection 0.1 ml on days D0, D7 and D21-28

Randomization was performed according to two age stratifications:

• Stratification of research subjects from 5-15 years old
• Stratification of research subjects from 16-60 years old Population selected research subjects in the community in Dong Hung district, Thai Binh province

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy volunteers aged 5-60 years at the time of study screening.
• Consent to participate in the study by signing the consent to participate in the study after being provided with complete information about the study. The participation of research subjects under the age of 18 years will be signed by the legal guardian.
• Research subjects with normal health are determined according to personal medical history, clinical examination and laboratory tests within the clinically acceptable normal range.
• Able to follow the research process as assessed by the researcher.
• Women of reproductive age who have been using effective contraception for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and are willing to continue contraception until at least 4 weeks after the last dose of the study vaccine together. Men participating in the study agreed not to conceive until at least 4 weeks after the last dose of the study vaccine.

Exclusion criteria

• Subject is participating in any other clinical trial.
• Research facility staff working directly in this study and their families and relatives. Family, relatives are defined as spouses, parents, children or siblings, whether adopted or legally adopted.
• History of previous rabies vaccination (pre- or post-exposure regimen)
• Have received rabies immunoglobulin (human/equine) in the past.
• Fever (temperature ≥37°C) or moderate or severe acute illness, or infection on the day of vaccination.
• History of systemic hypersensitivity reaction to any vaccine component or history of life-threatening reaction to an experimental vaccine or a vaccine containing any vaccine-like substance study.
• Have received any immunoglobulin, blood, or blood-based product therapy in the past 3 months, which may interfere with the assessment of immune response.
• Known seropositive status for HIV antibody, HCV antibody or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) (retest not required).
• Receive any vaccine in the 4 weeks before the first trial vaccine
• Expect to receive any vaccine for 4 weeks after the trial vaccine is administered.
• Women who are pregnant or have a positive urine test or are not willing to use safe methods of contraception
• Women who are breastfeeding
• Participated in a clinical trial study within the past 3 months.
• Have a plan to donate blood while participating in the study
• History of or current drug or alcohol abuse within the past year.
• Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, immunosuppressive therapy such as antineoplastic chemotherapy or radiation within the previous 6 months, or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (Permission to use topical steroid/medication)
• Thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorders or anticoagulants in the 3 weeks prior to vaccination is contraindicated intramuscularly (IM)
• Subjects at high risk of exposure to rabies during the study period, for example veterinary surgeons (including students at veterinary colleges), technical staff working with doctors veterinarians, laboratory staff handling rabies-contaminated material, abattoir staff, zoo staff.
• Subject plans to have surgery in the next 3 months.
• Subjects using antimalarial drugs concurrently
• Clinically significant acute or chronic conditions such as pulmonary, endocrine, autoimmune, psychiatric, cardiovascular, liver or renal disease, as determined by medical history and physical examination and in the opinion of the researcher may affect the objectives of the study.
• Any other condition that, in the opinion of the researcher as a member, would jeopardize the safety or rights of the subject or prevent the subject from completing the protocol procedures study.