Licensure of a Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate, and Hepatitis B Vaccine, and Guidance for Use in Infants

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Feb 7;69(5):136-139. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6905a5.

Abstract

On December 21, 2018 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed a hexavalent combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus (IPV), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate (meningococcal protein conjugate) and hepatitis B (HepB) (recombinant) vaccine, DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB (Vaxelis; MCM Vaccine Company),* for use as a 3-dose series in infants at ages 2, 4, and 6 months (1). On June 26, 2019, after reviewing data on safety and immunogenicity, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to include DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB in the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) program.§ This report summarizes the indications for DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB and provides guidance for its use.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Haemophilus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Infant
  • Licensure
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / administration & dosage*
  • United States
  • Vaccines, Combined / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines
  • Haemophilus Vaccines
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Vaccines, Combined
  • Vaccines, Conjugate