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What type of immunity is a person receiving when given the hib?
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Bacterial infection: The hib vaccine protects you against haemophilus influenzae serotype b (hib), a bacteria that used to be the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and a cause of epiglottitis until the vaccine was introduced.
Answered 7/5/2012
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