What is CDC doing in response to the shortage of Hib vaccine?
CDC, in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, is recommending that providers temporarily defer administering the routine Hib vaccine booster dose given at age 12–15 months except to children in specific groups at high risk. CDC will continue to monitor the supply of available Hib vaccines and work closely with the vaccine manufacturers to equitably distribute vaccine to meet immediate needs.
