Is anti-rabies vaccine live or killed?

Anti-rabies vaccines are NOT live. They are inactivated vaccines. This means they contain the rabies virus that has been killed or weakened, making it unable to cause disease.

Here's why this is important:

* Safety: Using an inactivated virus eliminates the risk of contracting rabies from the vaccine itself.

* Effectiveness: The inactivated virus still contains the antigens that trigger your immune system to produce antibodies against rabies. This provides protection against the disease.

So, while the vaccine uses parts of the rabies virus, it does so in a way that is safe and effective.