Utah Valley Pediatrics strives to keep parents up to date on the latest health topics and advisories. Our newsletter covers medicine changes and news, pediatric news, seasonal and age specific topics and what's new at Utah Valley Pediatrics.
Archives
Fall 2009
Vol. 3 Issue 3
Medicine Changes and News
Pediatric News
Your Child May Need a Hib Booster Vaccine — Check With Your Doctor
Research Shows Overweight Children at Risk for Heart Disease
Seasonal and Age Specific
Do You Know Your Child's Teacher?
Is Your Child a Student or a Pack Animal?
What to Do When Your Child is the Bully
Have You Ever Heard of Binge Eating Disorder?
Prescriptions — Keeping them straight and making them work for your children
Study Sees an Increase in Teen Abuse of ADHD Drugs
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Katie Jenkins
HR Manager
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Your Child May Need a Hib Booster Vaccine — Check With Your Doctor
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is a serious bacterial infection that can cause bacterial meningitis and pneumonia, along with several other life threatening diseases. Before the Hib vaccine was created, about 20,000 children under the age of five contracted Hib and close to 1,000 people died each year.
In 2007, due to shortages in the vaccine, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that the vaccine booster dose, typically given to children 12 to 15 months old, be deferred for healthy children. This would conserve enough of the vaccine for infants to receive their primary three doses at ages 2, 4, and 6 months.
As of July of this year, doctors are now able to reinstate the Hib vaccine booster dose thanks to an increase in production by Sanofi Pasteur, a major manufacturer of vaccines.
What does this mean for your children?
- Infants will continue to receive their primary Hib vaccine series on schedule.
- Children between 12 and 15 months will receive their booster on time.
- Older children who missed their booster dose should receive it at their next routinely scheduled visit to their pediatrician.
If you are unsure if your child needs a booster dose, please check with your pediatrician.
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