The Medina County Health Department was notified that Merck & Co. announced a voluntary recall of one million Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HiB) vaccine doses in the United States. The Medina County Health Department has not used any of the affected Merck HiB vaccine products to immunize children at any of its clinics. The Medina County Health Department has only used the HiB vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur. Sanofi Pasteur is not part of the HiB vaccine recall.

More information about the vaccine recall can be found on the Medina County Health Department website or by calling your health care provider. For a complete list of Merck recalled lots, please go to cdc.gov or Merck has a National Service Center that can answer questions about medical and other issues related to this recall at 1 (800) 672-6372.

The Medina County Health Department has specialized in protecting the health of Medina County Citizens since 1918. For more information, please call the Medina County Health Department at 330-723-9688, 330-336-4136, or 330-220-6265. Services are partially funded by your local health levy.

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