Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccines: Immunization of Children at 15 Months of Age

This statement updates previous information and recommendations regarding Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines. The four vaccines that have received extensive clinical investigation and/or licensure by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are listed in Table 1. Previously, the Committee recommended that all infants be immunized at 18 months of age with one of the two conjugate vaccines, designated PRP-D and HbOC, that were licensed at that time.^1-2 A third conjugate vaccine, designated PRP-OMP and consisting of the capsular polysaccharide of H influenzae type b complexed with outer membrane proteins of Neisseria meningitidis, was licensed by the FDA in December 1989.