MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Dispatch / Vol. 56, December 19, 2007

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• Alternative Title:
  Interim Recommendations for the Use of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Conjugate Vaccines Related to the Recall of Certain Lots of Hib-Containing Vaccines (PedvaxHIB® and Comvax®)
• Journal Article:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Prevention and Disease Control
• Description:
  This report summarizes the changes recommendations for Hib Conjugate Vaccines due to the recall of specific lots of Hib-Containing vaccines. In December 2007, Merck & Co, Inc. announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of two Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines, PedvaxHIB® (monovalent Hib vaccine) and Comvax® (Hib/hepatitis B vaccine). Merck issued this voluntary recall as a precautionary measure because the company cannot assure the sterility of equipment
  
  used during manufacture of these lots.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Also published as "Interim Recommendations for the Use of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Conjugate Vaccines Related to the Recall of Certain Lots of Hib-Containing Vaccines (PedvaxHIB® and Comvax®)", MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2007; v. 56, no. 50, p. 1318-1320.
• Subjects:
  Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Child, Preschool Drug And Narcotic Control Drug Contamination Haemophilus Vaccines / Supply & Distribution Hepatitis B Vaccines Humans Immunization Schedule Infant Polysaccharides, Bacterial Risk Vaccines, Conjugate

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• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2007; v. 56, Dispatch
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  Dispatch
• Publisher:
  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  56
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/250230/cdc_250230_DS1.pdf
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