Hib (PedvaxHIB Amp) Vaccine (1 injection)

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is an infection that can cause severe invasive bacteria, particularly affecting young children.

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is an infection that can cause severe invasive bacteria, particularly affecting young children. Contrary to its name, Hib does not cause the flu. 90% patients are children under 5 years old and older children have less chance of infection. Invasive infection can cause a variety of serious diseases, the most common symptoms is meningitis where bacteria going into the blood often occur simultaneously. Meningitis can cause fever, headache, neck stiffness, and loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, mental symptoms like dizzy and lethargy. Besides, it is possible to cause pneumonia, sepsis, otitis media, acute epiglottitis, and even death. Epiglottitis may occur in patients with fever, sore throat, drooling, swallowing pain, refusing to swallow, and even breathing difficulties and other symptoms.

Injection schedule: injected four doses, respectively when baby is 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and 18 months old

* This transaction is subject to the assessment by nurse for the suitability of vaccine injection. Patients will have to pay a consultation fee of $300 if considered not suitable for the vaccine injection upon consultation. The remaining balance will be refunded.