"Prior to the vaccine, about 20,000 children in the United States...developed severe forms of Hib every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many children were left with permanent brain damage. About 1,000 children died each year."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/bacterial-disease-hib-doctors-warn-rising-vaccination-rates-drop-rcna265851
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A deadly bacterial disease is returning, doctors warn, as vaccination rates fall
Hib, a deadly bacterial infection that causes meningitis, is making a comeback, doctors warn. They say the rise in cases is changing the way they practice medicine.
Bich Nguyen