Hib Vaccine Important For India.

In a latest research, researchers found that Hib vaccine is linked with better health, cognition, and schooling outcomes in Indian children. The study was conducted byThe Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), the University of California, Riverside and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

"The researchers studied the relation between Hib vaccination status and anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling outcomes among the children of India. They examined Z-scores of height- for-age (HAZ) and BMI-for-age (BMIZ), percentage scores of English, mathematics, reading, and Peabody Picture Vocabulary tests, and highest schooling grade attainment.They did this study among 1,824 Hib-vaccinated and unvaccinated children. "

The results of the study showed that the vaccination given before the age of six years improved long-term health, cognition, and schooling outcomes among children in India. This improvement will also lead to economic gain.