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- Products: PedvaxHIB and COMVAX
- Producer: Merck & Co Inc
- Amount recalled: 1.2 M doses
- Reason: Product sterility leading to possible infectionWebMD: Common Childhood Vaccine Recalled(December 12, 2007)
- Signs of infection: Skin bumps or abscesses at injection siteinfectionWebMD: Common Childhood Vaccine Recalled(December 12, 2007)
- Infection is unlikely if no symptoms after a weekinfectionWebMD: Common Childhood Vaccine Recalled(December 12, 2007)
- Hib vaccines immunize against pneumonia and MeningitisinfectionWebMD: Common Childhood Vaccine Recalled(December 12, 2007)
- 14 million annual Hib vaccinations in the U.S. every year
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of 1.2 Million Doses of the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine. Officials claim that all of the Hib doses are fully potent, but there is reason to believe that some of the product may be contaminated with bacteria.
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Hib Vaccine Recall News
- Google News: Hib Vaccine Recall
- The Associated Press: Childhood Vaccine Recalled (December 12, 2007)
- WebMD: 1 Million Doses of Hib Vaccine Recalled (December 12, 2007)
- CNN: Baby vaccine being recalled video
- CNN Money: Merck recalls kids' vaccine (December 12, 2007)
- CNN Money: Merck Recalls 1.2 Million Doses Of Childhood Vaccine (December 12, 2007)
- The Canadian Press: Common childhood vaccine recalled in U.S. over contamination concerns (December 12, 2007)
- Reuters: Merck recalls 1.2 mln doses of children's vaccines (December 12, 2007)
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Hib Vaccine Recall on Amazon
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Invasive haemophilus influenzae type b disease in five young children--Minnesota, 2008.: An article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by U.S. Government Printing Office on January 30, 2009. The length of the article is 1969 ...Amazon
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Continued shortage of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines and potential implications for Hib surveillance--United States, 2008.: An ... from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by U.S. Government Printing Office on November 21, 2008. The length of the article is 2232...Amazon
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Interim recommendations for the use of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines related to the recall of certain lots of Hib-containing vaccines ... from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by Thomson Gale on December 21, 2007. The length of the article is 1555 words. The page le...Amazon
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Hib Vaccine Recall Questions
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Is it immoral to skip the flu vaccine? 5 AnswersPersonally, I don't see a strong connection between immorality and not getting a flu vaccine. But in a way, it can be also considered an immoral act esp. if yo... read more -
Estimated Cost of these product Recalls? 1 AnswerThe U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that the United States will import a record $70 billion of agricultural products in the fiscal year ending this Sep... read more -
You have an at-home daycare and one of your children's parents is vehemently opposed to having their child vaccinated. Do you still accept.. 1 AnswerI would not, because I believe in every person's right to choose to live their beliefs. While the parent of an un-vacc'd child has made a choice, so too must I... read more
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