Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
This section provides information on the Hib booster campaign 2007 to 2009.
The Hib booster campaign began on 5th November 2007 and will continue until 3rd March 2009.
Its purpose is to provide a Hib booster to young children who have not previously received one. The cohort targeted will be children born on or between 4th April 2003 and 3rd September 2005. They were too young to have had a booster as part of the 2003 Hib catch-up campaign, and too old to have received the new Hib/MenC booster vaccine at 12 months of age following its introduction in September 2006. Most children in the catch-up cohort will receive their Hib-booster dose at the same time as they receive their routine pre-school booster.
Full details of the programme are contained within the CMO letter 17th August 2007 (external link).
To support the campaign a parent information leaflet describes Hib disease and the vaccine that is being used to protect against it, explains why your child is being offered this extra protection and what you need to do to ensure your child doesn’t miss out on the immunisation.
A supporting Q & A Factsheet for health professionals has also been developed to provide further details and answer questions relating to the vaccine and booster campaign.
Both links include translations in the 8 core languages.