HIB vaccine ?: The hib vaccine first emerged in the early 90's as useful in infants in preventing hemophyllis type b meningitis.At the time, hib meningitis comprised >70% of infant bacterial meningitis & some other major infections. It's use has dropped the hib meningitis rate >95% in populations that use it.Menomune & Menactra are vaccines used to prevent Meningococcal meningitis, a different bacteria altogether.
Answered 6/28/2014
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No: HIB Vaccine does not have anything to do with Monomune or Menactra Hib stands for HEMOPHILUS INFLUENZA B,which can cause infections in children from otitis media to meningitis and has been very effective in preventing that Menactra and Monmune prevents Meningoccal Meningitis
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