In the United States, the Hib vaccine is recommended for all children younger than 5 years old. It offers the best protection against Hib, which is short for a bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae ...

A handful of children have been hospitalized for a potentially deadly bacterial infection, alarming some doctors about the possible return of a once-feared contagious disease that vaccines tamed.

A potentially lethal disease is making headlines in the U.S. as rates of vaccination fall. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) can lead to permanent brain damage and death in children—and new ...

Hib is a potentially serious bacterial infection that can cause a wide range of diseases, mostly in babies and young children. "The Hib vaccine is crucial to babies and toddlers, as it has almost ...

BRATTLEBORO - Vermont health officials are urging parents to make sure young children have received all their Hib vaccinations, after the bacteria made one child sick in Maine and killed another child ...

HealthDay News — An acellular-pertussis combination vaccine that also protects against diptheria, tetanus, poliovirus and Haemophilus influenza type b is associated with a small increased risk for ...

Vaccine hesitancy has become more emotionally charged and politically fraught, many physicians say, and more and more parents ...

A scar that runs along the base of Dr. Lara Johnson’s neck serves as a permanent reminder of the devastating effects of a vaccine-preventable disease. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

For decades, when health care providers in the United States made decisions about who among their patients should be vaccinated against which diseases and when, they knew where to look: the Centers ...