Hib
Britishacronym
Example Sentences
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By some estimates, Robbins’ vaccine against the illness, called Hib meningitis, has saved 7 million lives since it was licensed in 1989.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2019
The Lasker Foundation described the two pairs as working on “parallel but separate tracks” to create the Hib meningitis vaccine that had entered widespread use by 1990.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2019
And that doesn't begin to cover pneumococcal meningitis, Hib, pertussis, Rotavirus, HPV cancer, chronic Hep B, tetanus -- vaccine-preventable diseases, all.
From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2014
The vaccine targets the C and Y strains of meningococcal bacteria, as well as Hib bacteria, which is short for Haemophilus influenzae type b.
From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2012
He had been obliged to release the captives from the stocks, but Hib had taken the precaution to place on the formidable athlete a pair of leg irons joined by a shackle.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
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