Creator: Suchitra Chari
Keywords: Hib Vaccine, Hib Vaccination, meningitis, Hib Vaccine faq, frequently asked questions for Hib Vaccine

Written by Suchitra Chari, M.S. M.Sc.

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Last Updated on Mar 20, 2018

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is my child still susceptible to get meningitis after he/she receives the Hib vaccine?

The Hib vaccine protects only against meningitis caused by H. influenza type b bacterium. Since meningitis is also caused by other viruses, bacteria and fungi, there are chances that the child might develop meningitis from other infections.

2. Can the Hib vaccine cause meningitis or pneumonia?

No. Hib vaccine will not cause these diseases.

3. How effective is the Hib vaccine?

Hib vaccine taken according to the schedule gives protection to 99 % children.

4. Where can I get the Hib vaccine?

You can get vaccinated by the general practitioner or a pediatrician.

Published on Mar 23, 2013
Last Updated on Mar 20, 2018

Comments

Dannien Tuesday, September 23, 2014

add fiber when using vitimins. for the belly to be filled feeling. even something like green grasses, to fill and while using vitimins. milk from grasses into chemicals that digest them, and constant chewing too. the female breasts' milk is like a fattty sugar. as in men, a fatty muscles, but milk is like a liquid fatty substance. cows build up a guile like substance of fatty sugars. we now have an vitimin water. eat something like fat that is like mothers' milk? from fat cells of their breast? dann van cent.vall.cal.

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