Precautions. The Hib vaccine is routinely offered to babies as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme.

When it was first introduced, only infants received a dose, but later, a second dose was recommended before starting school to “remind” the immune system of the chickenpox virus. From more than 800 confirmed cases a year in England in the early 1990s, there were only 10 cases of Hib infections in England in 2018. This wears off eventually.If your child misses a dose, he or she should be given a catch-up shot at the next doctor visit.

For adults and older children who are at increased risk and have never been vaccinated, at least one dose of the vaccine is needed for protection.No child younger than 6 weeks should receive the vaccine. Hib infections used to be a serious health problem in the UK, but the Of the small number of cases that do occur nowadays, most affect adults with long-term underlying medical conditions, rather than young children.Hib bacteria can cause several serious infections, including:Many children who develop Hib infections become very ill and need treatment with Meningitis is the most severe illness caused by Hib.

The second scenario during which additional doses of vaccine may be needed is during an outbreak. Liver Dose Adjustments. The Hib bacterium has a coating; the Hib vaccine is made from this coating, which, when bonded with a protein, can cause the body’s defenses to build up immunity to Hib. An example of this is the chickenpox vaccine.

Renal Dose Adjustments. The antigenic forms in the vaccine include a mixture of two toxoids with five acellular pertussis antigens, three types of poliovirus, and Hib conjugated to tetanus toxoid. If your child misses a dose of the vaccine for Hib (H. influenzae type b), he should get a catch-up shot at the next doctor visit. The vaccines are equally effective and one can be substituted for the other if the original vaccine the child received is not available. The Hib vaccine is generally given as part of a child’s regular vaccination routine.The CDC recommends that the vaccine be given to children under age 5.

The Hib/MenC vaccine is a conjugate vaccine (see our page on 'Types of vaccine').
Data not available. According to the HIBERIX product insert, one month following the completion of the three dose Hib primary vaccine series, 96.6 percent of infants were found to have passive antibodies equal to or greater than 0.15 mcg/mL while only 81.2 percent were found to have levels greater than or equal to 1.0 mcg/mL.

Each dose of ActHIB vaccine reconstituted with saline diluent (0.4% Sodium Chloride) or Tripedia vaccine (TriHIBit vaccine) is administered intramuscularly in the outer aspect of the vastus lateralis (mid-thigh) or deltoid. The Hib vaccine is routinely offered to babies as part of the Babies have 3 separate doses of Hib vaccine – at 8, 12 and 16 weeks of age – as part of the combined A booster dose is also offered when a child is 1 year old as part of the combined Data not available. 1 booster dose of 0.5 mL, IM, at 15 to 18 months of age. Older children and adults at increased risk include:Different vaccines have been licensed for use in the U.S. The bacteria can be spread by healthy people who carry the bacteria, as well as those who are ill with a Hib infection.Inhaling the infected droplets or transferring them into your mouth from a contaminated surface can allow the bacteria to spread further into your body, causing one of the infections mentioned above.Vaccinating children against Hib has been very effective in cutting rates of Hib infections. Safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 6 weeks. Hib Immunization Schedule.

The protein helps to stimulate the immune system in a broader way to respond well to the vaccine.
The number of doses that are required for full immunity -- either three or four -- depends on which vaccine is being used. Babies have 3 separate doses of Hib vaccine – at 8, 12 and 16 weeks of age – as part of the combined 6-in-1 vaccine. There is no need to start the series over again.The child will be protected against getting Hib meningitis if he or she receives the Hib vaccine. The vaccine is safe.

But there are other germs that can cause meningitis, so it’s still possible to develop meningitis at some point. Even with treatment, 1 in every 20 children with Hib meningitis will die.

Most newborns have a natural immunity to Hib that was passed to them by their mother. The most common side effects include soreness, swelling, or redness at the site of the injection. Ideally, the first dose should be given at age 2 months.Because Hib disease is very rare in older children and because most adults have antibodies for Hib in their system, the vaccine is not recommended for anyone ages 5 or older, unless they are at increased risk for Hib infection. The bacteria are usually spread in a similar way to cold and flu viruses, through infected droplets of fluid in coughs and sneezes.