Key points
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) develops recommendations on how to use vaccines to control disease in the United States.
- These recommendations become official CDC policy once adopted by CDC's Director.
- Learn about current and historical ACIP recommendations for rabies vaccine.
Published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC regarding use of vaccines and related agents for control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the civilian population of the United States. Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
CURRENT Rabies Vaccine Recommendations
MMWR, May 6, 2022;71(18);619–27
Use of a Modified Preexposure Prophylaxis Vaccination Schedule to Prevent Human Rabies: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022
Print version
MMWR, March 19, 2010, Vol 59(RR-02);1-9
Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies
Print version
MMWR, May 23, 2008, Vol 57(RR-03);1-26,28
Human Rabies Prevention—United States, 2008
Appendix: Abbreviations Used in this Report
Print version (includes appendix)