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Hib

British  
/ hɪb /

acronym

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022

By some estimates, Robbins’ vaccine against the illness, called Hib meningitis, has saved 7 million lives since it was licensed in 1989.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2019

And that doesn't begin to cover pneumococcal meningitis, Hib, pertussis, Rotavirus, HPV cancer, chronic Hep B, tetanus -- vaccine-preventable diseases, all.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2014

Food and Drug Administration said the vaccine, MenHibrix, is meant for children aged six weeks to 18 months and combines vaccines for meningococcal disease and Hib disease.

From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2012

Lampaxo, Hib being absent, began to howl and moan.

From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis

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