Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) Immunization Resources for Healthcare Providers

Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)

Clinical Resources

Materials for Providers

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Standing Orders for Administering Haemophilus influenzae Type B to Children & Teens

Eligible healthcare professionals may vaccinate children and teens who meet any of the criteria on this form. This template is consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule.

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Standing Orders for Administering Haemophilus influenzae Type B Vaccine to Adults

Eligible healthcare professionals may vaccinate adults who meet any of the criteria on this form

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Materials for Vaccine Recipients

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Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): Questions and Answers

Information about the disease and vaccines for patients and parents

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Ask the Experts

Why are vaccines generally not given to infants younger than 6 weeks of age in the U.S.?

What is Haemophilus influenzae?

How common is Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease?

What are risk factors for invasive Hib disease?

ACIP Recommendations

Current Recommendations

Use of Haemophilus influenzae Type b–Containing Vaccines Among American Indian and Alaska Native Infants: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ― United States, 2024

MMWR September 12, 2024 / 73(36);799–802

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Licensure of a Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate, and Hepatitis B Vaccine, and Guidance for Use in Infants

MMWR, February 7, 2020, 69 (5);136-139

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Prevention and Control of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations and Reports

MMWR, February 28, 2014; 63(RR01):1-14

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