First Shot Of Pentavalent Vaccine For The Children Of The Solomon Islands

�For the first prison term in its history, the Solomon Islands began vaccinating its children today against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common diseases through the use of a 51 vaccine purchased with financing from the GAVI Alliance.




Hib, a bacterium that can buoy cause meningitis and pneumonia, is i of the biggest killers of thomas Young children in the development world. Each year, Hib is estimated to be responsible globally for some three jillion serious illnesses and an estimated 400,000 deaths, the legal age of them among children.




The Hib vaccine will be administered through and through a unitary shot vaccinum that too includes antigens against little Joe other diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and hepatitis B.




At an official ceremony taking stead in the capital Honiara, the honourable Mr. Johnson Koli, Minister of Health and Medical Services of the Solomon Islands oversaw the