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Hib vaccine

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Hib vaccine  (hb)
n.
A conjugate vaccine administered to immunize children against infection by a rod-shaped, gram-negative bacterium, Haemophilus influenzae type b, which can cause bacterial meningitis and pneumonia.
Hib vaccine  (hb)
A vaccine administered to immunize young children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b, which causes meningitis, pneumonia, and other infections.


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This rise coincided with a temporary change in the type of Hib vaccine combinations given for primary immunization.
Haemophilus influenzae type b reemergence after combination ... by Heath, Paul T. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
In the early 1990s, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for use Hepatitis B and HiB vaccines for infants and children, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added them to its list of recommended childhood vaccines.
Injecting mercury: is thimerosal the missing link to autism and ... by Fuentes, Annette / E
They are in both the DTaP and the HIB vaccines offered by my pediatrician.
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