Massachusetts Citizens for Vaccination Choice

Children aged 6 to 48 months are in the highest risk group for developing HIB infection, especially if they are immune compromised or live in crowded, substandard living conditions. HIB disease is spread through inhalation of the respiratory tract secretions--most often via sneezing or coughing--of an infected person. HIB infections occur most often during the late winter and spring.

For further information on HIB and the vaccine, visit the National Vaccine Information Center’s HIB webpage.

You can also click here to visit the Center for Disease Control’s HIB webpage.

Here is the vaccine package insert (ActHIB from Sanofi Pasteur).