Update February 16, 2008
This notice must go to anyone who gives vaccines

Due to temporary Hib Vaccine shortage:
Do not give Hib vaccine booster dose to healthy children aged 12-15 months.(Continue to give to high-risk children: those with asplenia, sickle cell disease, HIV, other immune syndromes, or who are Alaskan or Native American—boost as usual)

Do now:
Keep track of those children who did not get the booster dose.

Later:
Plan to vaccinate them when supply improves.

Do now:
Continue regular vaccination for infants under 12 months. Make sure the vaccine used is not from recalled Merck PedvaxHIB (registered) or COMVAX (registered) lots.

For more information:  www.cdc.gov/vaccines

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