Infants and children are recommended to receive 4 doses of Hib-containing vaccine

Hib-containing vaccine is recommended in a 4-dose schedule for infants at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months of age.

Infants can have their 1st dose as early as 6 weeks of age. If the 1st dose is given at 6 weeks of age, infants should still receive their next scheduled doses at 4 months and 6 months of age.

The vaccines usually received at each schedule point are:

• 2, 4 and 6 months of age — (DTPa-hepB-IPV-Hib diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, inactivated poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b). There is no preferential recommendation between the use of DT5aP-hepB-IPV-Hib(PRP-OMP) vaccine (Vaxelis) and DT3aP-hepB-IPV-Hib(PRP-TT) vaccine (Infanrix hexa)
• 18 months of age — monovalent Hib

Hib containing vaccine is funded through the NIP for all infants and children. For details see the National Immunisation Program schedule.

The recommended number of doses and intervals for catch-up Hib vaccines vary with the child’s age. For catch-up recommendations, see Table. Catch-up schedule for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination for children <5 years of age in Catch-up vaccination.