Vaccination Hib is a vaccine against the haemophilic bacilli, type b bacteria, which causes severe diseases. If they are not recognized in time or if they are not treated properly, they can result in permanent disability or even death of the child. Hib vaccination protects your baby against these serious diseases and the complications that come with them. When should I get the Hib vaccine? What are the side effects of its use?

Hib vaccinationtovaccineagainst haemophilic bacilli type B (Haemophilus influenzae type B) - bacteria that cause severe diseases , often life-threatening. The pathogen usually affects children up to 5 years of age - most often those between 6 and 24 months of age. Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing serious illnesses caused by Hib.

Vaccination Hib - against what diseases does it protect?

Vaccination with Hib protects against diseases that can be caused by hemophilic rod type b:

  • meningitis (mortality - 5%; permanent, severe neurological loss - 25%, of which 6% is permanent hearing loss)
  • sepsis - generalized infection with severe multi-organ symptoms

Children up to 5 years of age are most at risk of serious illness caused by Hib - over 80 percent. such infections occur at this age.

  • inflammation of the epiglottis (may lead to airway obstruction and suffocation)
  • pneumonia
  • inflammation of the airways (e.g. bronchitis, sinusitis)
  • otitis media
  • dermatitis and subcutaneous tissue inflammation
  • arthritis
  • pericarditis
  • osteomyelitis

The risk that an unvaccinated child will become ill is very high.

Vaccination Hib - types

Hib vaccines are "non-live" vaccines, ie they contain purified fragments of the bacterial cell. Vaccines against Hib infections come as:

Monovalent vaccines are offered as part of the immunization program and are therefore free of charge. Combination vaccines that contain the component are paidHib.

1. monovalent vaccines - contain only an ingredient that protects against Hib

  • Act-HIB vaccine
  • Hiberix vaccine
  • PedvaxHIB vaccine

2. combination vaccines - similarly to the monovalent vaccine, it contains a component that protects against Hib and additionally immunizing components against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (cell-free component), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (IPV) (i.e. DTaP + HBV + IPV + vaccines) Hib)

  • Menitorix vaccine (currently unavailable)
  • INFANRIX vaccine -IPV + Hib
  • PENTAXIM vaccine
  • INFANRIX Hexa vaccine
  • HEXACIMA vaccine
Worth knowing

Hib vaccine - when should it be given?

The vaccine against Hib infections is intended for children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age and older children at risk, such as those who have had their spleen removed.

According to the Protective Vaccination Program, vaccination against Hib is compulsory for children from 6 weeks to 2 years of age. The full course of vaccination against Hib infections includes:

  • basic vaccination - 3 doses of the vaccine are administered from the age of 6 weeks to 6 months of age at intervals of not less than 6 - 8 weeks
  • supplementary vaccination - one dose of vaccine in 16-18. month of life for long-term immunity

To children aged 6-12 months, previously unvaccinated, we give 2 doses of the vaccine at an interval of not less than 1 month, and a supplementary dose at 16-18 months of age. Children aged 1-5 years, previously unvaccinated, are given 1 dose of the vaccine.

The vaccine can be administered simultaneously with other vaccines (e.g. DTP, IPV, hepatitis B), but in separate parts of the body or as a single injection in the form of a combined vaccine (5 in 1 or 6 in 1).

Source: www.szczepienia.pzh.gov.pl

Vaccination Hib - contraindications

The administration of the Hib vaccine is contraindicated when there is a known allergy to one of the ingredients of the vaccine, in particular to tetanus toxoid. The vaccine is also not given if an allergic reaction has occurred to the previous dose of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine.

If your child has a fever or an acute illness, vaccination should be postponed.

Hib vaccination - is it effective?

Vaccination protects 95-100 percent. children against severe Hib infection as well as against haemophilus pneumonia.2

Hib vaccination - side effects

No Serious Vaccine Adverse Reactions (NOP) have been reported.

Very rare general symptoms which usually resolve within 12 to 24 hours include:

  • fever
  • feeling worse
  • irritation
  • injection site reactions such as pain, redness, swelling and / or inflammation, induration

If the Hib vaccine is administered in a combined form, NOP should be taken into account for other components in it, e.g. pertussis.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor.

All NOPs should be reported to the Department of Monitoring Adverse Effects of Medicinal Products, Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products, Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warsaw, phone: + 48 22 49 21 301, fax: + 48 22 49 21 309, e-mail: [email protected].

Child immunization - side effects

Many parents choose not to vaccinate their children due to possible side effects from the vaccinations. Alicja Karney, a pediatrician from the Institute of Mother and Child in Warsaw, tells about what reactions may occur after vaccinations.

Source:

1. www.szczepienia.pzh.gov.pl

2. www.zaszczkasiewiedza.pl

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Infectious diseases