Hib vaccine

Hib vaccine
A vaccine to prevent Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) infection. The Hib vaccine has markedly reduced the occurrence of serious and fatal Hib infections.

Hib vaccine
A vaccine given to protect against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), a serious bacterial infection which causes ear and airway infections and is the leading cause of meningitis in children under two years of age.

Hib vaccine prevents Haemophilus influenzae, type B infections, which can cause meningitis, periorbital cellulitis, pneumonia, and epiglottitis. The number of Hib meningitis cases have dropped dramatically since the vaccine was introduced.

The use of the HIB vaccine has significantly decreased the risk of developing the disease.
The disease usually occurs in children 2 to 8 years of age, but has also occurred in adults.

This time around your baby will once again get the DTaP and Hib vaccine. They will probably get the final dose of Hep B as well.

Research has also found that the Hib vaccine loses some of its strength after a year. A booster dose of Hib vaccine is being added to the childhood immunisation programme at 12 months to extend protection against Hib disease.

Before the 1990s, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis. Today, the Hib vaccine is part of routine pediatric immunizations.

flu can cause bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal brain infection, or other serious, often deadly, infections in children. However, with the development and widespread use of effective Hib vaccines, ...

Hep B vaccine (or HBV) protects against the hepatitis B virus; the DTaP vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough); the PCV (pneumococcal vaccine) against bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and ear infections; the Hib vaccine ...

See also: Infection, Infections, Pregnancy, Newborn, Pertussis