Hib
| Question | Evidence-Based, Logic-Driven Response (Hib) |
|---|---|
| What is my child’s actual risk of dying from this disease, statistically? | Before the vaccine, Hib was a known cause of bacterial meningitis in young children. However, by the late 1980s, mortality had dropped to nearly zero in well-nourished, breastfed, full-term infants with access to basic medical care. In the U.S., the death rate from Hib infection had become extremely rare prior to widespread vaccination. |
| Have you ever lost an unvaccinated patient to Hib? Any patients lost to the vaccine? | Most pediatricians today have never seen a case of fatal Hib infection, especially not in healthy children. VAERS and package inserts include deaths, anaphylaxis, seizures, and encephalitis following Hib vaccination. |
| Odds of any side effect? Severe side effect? Compared to natural disease? | - Mild: redness, swelling, fever (~5–15%). - Severe: seizures, high-pitched screaming, encephalopathy, SIDS. - CDC claims ~0.1–0.2% risk of serious adverse event, but VAERS and post-marketing reports suggest higher rates, especially in sensitive infants. |
| Most severe adverse event you’ve seen? Most common? | - Common: local swelling, irritability. - Severe: seizures, apnea, encephalitis, prolonged screaming, fever over 104°F. VAERS reports contain dozens of infant deaths temporally linked to Hib vaccine, especially when given with other shots. |
| Worst-case outcome from package insert or VAERS? How many deaths? | Sanofi and Merck inserts list: Guillain-Barré, seizures, anaphylaxis, apnea, SIDS, death. VAERS includes over 500 deaths associated with Hib vaccines, mostly in infants under 1 year. Causal link is rarely acknowledged. |
| Recent VAERS reports? Severity? | Ongoing reports of seizures, sudden death, high fever, and loss of consciousness post-vaccine. Many occur within 24–48 hours, and often after co-administration with DTaP, IPV, or Hep B. |
| How many VAERS reports have you filed? Do you follow up post-vaccination? | Most pediatricians have never filed a report. Follow-up post-Hib vaccination is rare unless symptoms are life-threatening. Adverse events like lethargy, feeding refusal, or apnea are dismissed as unrelated. |
| Will antibodies be tested before additional doses? Why the one-size-fits-all approach? | Antibody testing is not performed. CDC schedule mandates 4 doses by 15 months regardless of individual health status, prior exposure, or risk level. |
| Can you guarantee no long-term neurological or immune dysfunction from this vaccine? | No. Hib vaccine contains aluminum adjuvant, and studies show aluminum travels to brain tissue in neonatal animals. No long-term neurological tracking has been done for Hib vaccine recipients. |
| Was this tested against saline placebo? What were the outcomes? | No. Hib vaccines were tested against other vaccines or adjuvants, not inert saline. Trials followed participants short-term only, and serious adverse events after the typical 72-hour observation window are excluded from official safety profiles. |
| Do you have unvaccinated patients? Ever advised skipping Hib in high-risk cases? | Very few doctors recommend skipping Hib, even in families with histories of seizures, allergies, or autoimmune disease. |
| How do you proceed after a serious reaction? | Unless there is an anaphylactic reaction, the vaccine schedule usually proceeds. Seizures or regression are typically called coincidental or referred to neurology. |
| Can we review the full package insert and ingredients? | Hib contains: polyribosylribitol phosphate conjugated to tetanus toxoid, aluminum, formaldehyde. Adverse events listed include: seizures, apnea, encephalopathy, and death. Doctors rarely review the insert in office with families. |
| How do you distinguish between coincidence and causation? | The default assumption in pediatric practice is “not the vaccine” unless the reaction is immediate and extreme. Subtle or delayed symptoms are usually labeled as viral, genetic, or “normal.” |
| Are there long-term outcome studies comparing Hib-vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children? | No. There is no comprehensive study comparing the long-term health outcomes of children vaccinated with Hib vs. those unvaccinated. CDC and NIH have refused to fund these comparisons, citing “ethical concerns.” |
| Do you have concern about how the vaccine schedule has grown? | Hib was added in 1985. Today it is given in combination shots (like Pentacel), increasing aluminum and chemical load. Many doctors are unaware of how the total dose burden has escalated since the 1990s. |
| Have you noticed a rise in chronic inflammation, allergies, or neurological disorders in children? | These issues—autism, asthma, eczema, epilepsy—have exploded since the 1990s. While many blame environment, food, or genetics, few doctors investigate the link to the early immune stimulation from vaccines like Hib. |
| If my child has a serious event after Hib, would you report and acknowledge it? | Likely not. Most adverse events are not linked back to vaccines in practice. Even when temporal and biologically plausible, doctors often avoid acknowledging causality due to legal and professional risk. |
| Are you under pressure to maintain vaccine rates? | Yes. Insurance and public health systems track vaccine compliance. Practices can lose bonuses or suffer audits for low compliance. Some states link compliance to licensing and funding. |
| Do you understand the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program? Any patient ever filed a claim? | Hib-related injuries (death, seizures, encephalitis) have been compensated under VICP. Most doctors do not inform patients of this program unless pressed. Filing must occur within 3 years, and most parents are unaware it exists. |