Hib Vaccination: Information for Healthcare Professionals
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One of the Recommended Vaccines by Disease
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines help prevent Hib disease, but not illness from other strains of Haemophilus influenzae bacteria.
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Hib Vaccine Recommendations
ACIP vaccine recommendations for children, including catch-up guidance; and contraindications and precautions for Hib vaccination... -
About Hib Vaccines
Composition and types of Hib vaccines; immunogenicity and efficacy information; and links to package inserts... -
Storage and Handling for Hib Vaccines
Guidelines regarding proper refrigeration, storage, reconstitution, and disposal of Hib vaccines... -
Administering Hib Vaccines
Information on visual inspection; administration route, site, and needle size; number and timing of doses; predrawing vaccine doses; and administration with other vaccines... -
Hib Vaccine Resources
Vaccine safety, provider education, and patient education resources, as well as clinical information and references...
You Call the Shots
You Call the Shots is an interactive, training course. It consists of a series of modules that discuss vaccine-preventable diseases and explain the latest recommendations for vaccine use. Each module provides learning opportunities, self-test practice questions, reference and resource materials, and an extensive glossary.
Pink Book
The "Pink Book" contains the most comprehensive information on routinely used vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
Six reference appendices include: vaccine minimum ages and intervals, current and discontinued vaccines, vaccine contents, foreign vaccine terms, and more.
- Page last reviewed: November 22, 2016
- Page last updated: November 22, 2016
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