The 70% Solution: Vaccinate the Dog, Protect the Human

The idea in one minute. WHO uses at least 70% dog vaccination coverage in areas at risk as the operational benchmark for interrupting dog-mediated transmission, and India's Rabies Free City guidance specifies at least 70% annual coverage for three consecutive years in a defined geographical area. The number matters only when the denominator is credible, coverage is checked after vaccination, missed dogs are reached, and campaigns are repeated as the population turns over. [1-3,6,8]