Infectious Diseases

In September 2007 the Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety introduced a Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccination catch up programme.  

This was following the recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to offer a Hib booster to young children who have not previously received one, so that these children are protected in line with older and younger children.  

This catch-up programme was due to end on 3 March 2009 but has now been extended until September 2009.

The catch-up is designed to catch those children who missed out on their Hib booster immunisation because their birth date fell between 13 March 2003 and 3 September 2005. This cohort of children are too young to have had a booster as part of the 2003 Hib catch-up campaign, and too old to have received the new Hib/ Men C booster at 12 months following its introduction in September 2006.

The Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety, in conjunction with the Health Promotion Agency, developed an Information Pack containing a public information leaflet and a Q&A factsheet.  

The leaflets are also available below translated into Portuguese, Lithuanian and Polish.