Comparison of Purified Vero Rabies Vaccine, Serum Free With Human Diploid Cell Vaccine in Pre-exposure Use

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subject is pregnant, or lactating, or of childbearing potential (to be considered of non-childbearing potential, a female must be post-menopausal for at least 1 year, surgically sterile, or using an effective method of contraception or abstinence from at least 4 weeks prior to the first vaccination and until at least 4 weeks after last vaccination)
• •Participation at the time of study enrollment (or in the 4 weeks preceding the first trial vaccination)or planned participation during the present trial period in another clinical trial investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure
• •Receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks preceding the first trial vaccination or planned receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks following any trial vaccination
• •Previous vaccination against rabies (in pre- or post-exposure regimen) with either the trial vaccine or another vaccine
• •Receipt of immune globulins, blood or blood-derived products in the past 3 months
• •Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 6 months; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks within the past 3 months)
• •Self-reported seropositivity for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C
• •At high risk for rabies exposure during the trial
• •Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to a vaccine containing any of the same substances as the vaccines used in the study
• •Self-reported thrombocytopenia, contraindicating intra muscular (IM) vaccination
• •Bleeding disorder, or receipt of anticoagulants in the 3 weeks preceding inclusion, contraindicating IM vaccination
• •Deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order, or in an emergency setting, or hospitalized involuntarily
• •Current alcohol abuse or drug addiction that might interfere with the ability to comply with trial procedures
• •Chronic illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, is at a stage where it might interfere with trial conduct or completion
• •Moderate or severe acute illness/infection (according to investigator judgment) on the day of vaccination or febrile illness (temperature ≥ 100.4°F). A prospective subject should not be included in the study until the condition has resolved or the febrile event has subsided
• •Identified as an Investigator or employee of the Investigator or study center with direct involvement in the proposed study, or identified as an immediate family member (i.e., parent, spouse, natural or adopted child) of the Investigator or employee with direct involvement in the proposed study
• •History of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.