Hib

/ hɪb /

acronym

1. Haemophilus influenzae type b: a vaccine against a type of bacterial meningitis, administered to children

Example Sentences

But Florida's health department told the Associated Press that in 90 days, it would lift school mandates on vaccines for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib influenza and pneumococcal diseases.

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Specifically, vaccines for diseases such as hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib, influenza, and pneumococcal diseases, including meningitis, would no longer be required for school attendance.

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The first vaccine mandates to be reversed would be for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib influenza, and pneumococcal diseases, as that can be directly done by the state health department.

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In the 1990s, he helped create an inexpensive vaccine targeting the bacteria known as haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, which had been killing children under 5.

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René Roy, a prominent Canadian chemist and Vérez’s partner in developing the synthetic Hib vaccine, said they picked on the wrong guy.

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