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Hamburg Offers Vaccinations in Drug Consumption Rooms as Hib Cases Rise to 16

RKI guidance now warns against sharing smoking or eating utensils to curb spread among vulnerable groups.

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Vor allem Drogenkonsumenten – hier vor der Hilfseinrichtung DrobInn in Hamburg – sind gefährdet
Gegen die Hib-Infektion gibt es eine Impfung (Symbolbild).
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Overview

  • Hamburg has confirmed 16 invasive Hib infections with three deaths, primarily among drug-using and homeless populations.
  • The Robert Koch Institute published an epidemiological bulletin on August 7 advising against sharing smoking, eating and drug-consumption utensils and recommending preventive medication for close contacts.
  • To reach unvaccinated adults at highest risk, Hamburg authorities are offering on-site Hib vaccinations in two drug consumption rooms.
  • The Standing Vaccination Commission is reviewing potential expansion of adult Hib immunization guidelines to include additional risk groups.
  • Routine infant Hib vaccination has driven down pediatric cases since the early 1990s, making this concentrated adult outbreak unusually severe in Germany.