Standard — 3 doses on days 0, 7 and 21–28 (£70 per dose). Accelerated — 3 doses on days 0, 3 and 7 (£85 per dose), completing within a week if you're travelling soon.
Protect yourself before travelling with our rabies pre-exposure vaccination service in Denton, Manchester. Choose the standard three-dose course, or an accelerated schedule that completes in just one week if you're travelling soon.
Pre-exposure protection that buys vital time if you are ever bitten or scratched
Rabies attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, spread through bites, scratches or saliva from infected animals — dogs are responsible for around 99% of human cases worldwide. Pre-exposure vaccination is a three-dose course, giving around 2 to 3 years' protection. We offer two schedules: the standard course on days 0, 7 and 21–28, or an accelerated course on days 0, 3 and 7 that completes within a week if you're travelling at short notice. It doesn't remove the need for medical care if you're bitten, but it simplifies the treatment you'd need and buys valuable time in areas where care may be harder to reach.
Standard — 3 doses on days 0, 7 and 21–28 (£70 per dose). Accelerated — 3 doses on days 0, 3 and 7 (£85 per dose), completing within a week if you're travelling soon.
If vaccinated and later bitten, you'll typically need just 2 more doses and no immunoglobulin — unvaccinated people need 5 doses plus immunoglobulin, which isn't always available locally.
Worth prioritising for remote or rural trips, trekking, and travel with children, who are more likely to be bitten and less likely to report it.
A viral infection spread by animal bites, found in over 150 countries
Attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.
Spread through bites, scratches or saliva from infected animals — dogs cause around 99% of human cases.
Present in 150+ countries, particularly South Asia, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-exposure vaccination, alongside prompt wound care, greatly improves your outlook if bitten.
Wash the wound immediately with soap and water for at least 15 minutes, apply antiseptic, and seek medical attention as soon as possible — even if you've had the pre-exposure course. Vaccination simplifies treatment, but it doesn't replace the need for prompt medical care.
Recommended for travellers to rabies-endemic regions, especially remote areas
Especially worthwhile if you're heading somewhere medical care and rabies immunoglobulin may be hard to access quickly.
Worth having if your work brings you into regular contact with animals abroad.
Two schedules to choose from, both priced per dose — we will confirm your full course cost at your first appointment
Prices shown are per dose, and both schedules are a 3-dose course. The standard course runs over 21–28 days; the accelerated course completes within one week. Rabies vaccination is not available on the NHS for travel purposes. Our pharmacist will confirm which schedule is right for you at your first appointment.
A simple, friendly visit to our Denton clinic
We talk through your itinerary and confirm the course timing works for your trip.
Given the same day at your first appointment, in the upper arm.
We book your remaining doses to suit your schedule — days 7 and 21–28 on the standard course, or days 3 and 7 on the accelerated course.
Usually mild — soreness at the injection site, headache, nausea, muscle aches or a slight fever.
Children can be vaccinated too — worth considering given their higher bite risk.
Not available on the NHS for travel purposes, so we offer it privately with no referral needed.
No — you'll still need medical attention if bitten or scratched, even after the pre-exposure course. What changes is the treatment: vaccinated people typically need just 2 more doses and no immunoglobulin, rather than 5 doses plus immunoglobulin.
Ideally book at least 4 weeks ahead so you can complete the standard course (days 0, 7 and 21–28). If you're travelling sooner than that, our accelerated course (days 0, 3 and 7) completes within a week — so it's still worth getting in touch even at short notice.
Wash the wound immediately with soap and water for at least 15 minutes, apply antiseptic, and get medical attention as soon as you can — this matters whether or not you've been vaccinated.
Yes. We offer an accelerated three-dose course given on days 0, 3 and 7 at £85 per dose, which completes within a week — compared with the standard course on days 0, 7 and 21–28 at £70 per dose. Tell us your travel dates and our pharmacist will confirm which schedule is right for you.
Side effects are usually mild — soreness at the injection site, headache, nausea, muscle aches or a slight fever. Serious reactions are rare.
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Book your rabies vaccination with our friendly team in Denton today. Quick, convenient and professional.