Types of Vaccines Licensed for Dogs
and Minimum Duration of Immunity

VACCINE TYPE CORE vs.
NON-CORE
MINIMUM DURATION
OF IMMUNITY
Distemper: Modified Live (parenteral)
Distemper-Measles: Modified Live (parenteral)
Recombinant Distemper: (parenteral)

Core

NR

Core
5+ to 7+ years

(not applicable)

3 years+
Parvovirus: Modified Live (parenteral)
Parvovirus: Killed (parenteral)

Core

Non-Core

7+ years

1 year (studies are not available)
Coronavirus: Modified live (parenteral)
Coronavirus: Killed (parenteral)

NR

NR
Can not be determined

Can not be determined
Canine Adenovirus-2: Modified Live   (parenteral)
Canine Adenovirus-2: Modified Live (topical)
Canine Adenovirus-2: Killed (parenteral)

Core

NR

NR

5+ years

unknown

unknown

Canine Adenovirus-1: Modified Live & Killed
  (parenteral)
NR unknown
Parainfluenza Virus:
Modified Live  (parenteral)
Parainfluenza Virus:
Modified Live  (topical)

Non-Core

Non-Core
3+ years

3+ years (preferred)
Bordetella bronchiseptica: Killed   (parenteral)
Bordetella bronchiseptica: Avirulent Live   (topical)
Bordetella bronchiseptica :
  Antigen Extract(parenteral)

Non-Core

Non-Core

Non-Core
< 12 months (?)

12 months

<12 months (?)
Leptospira var. canicola **
Leptospira var. icterhemorr. **
Leptospira var. pomona **
Leptospira var. grippotyphosa **
    [ ** ... Killed (parental) ]


Non-Core
Non-Core
Non-Core
Non-Core
Not definitively established (antibody
titers persist approximately 3 months
in dogs that seroconvert following an
initial vaccination series)
Recombinant Lyme: (parenteral)
Lyme: Killed (parenteral)

Non-Core
Non-Core
1 year
1 year
Giardia lamblia : Killed (parenteral)

NR Is not known to prevent infection.

Is not licensed for use as a “Therapeutic Vaccine”.  Has not been shown to be an effective treatment in dogs with giardiasis.
Crotalus atrox (The Rattlesnake Vaccine)
Not Evaluated

License is conditional

Porphyromonas (periodontitis bactrin)

Not Evaluated License is conditional
Rabies, 1-year: Killed (parenteral)
Rabies, 3-year: Killed (parenteral)

Core
Core
3+ years
3+ years
NR = Not Recommended

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