The name coupon arose because in the past, paper bond certificates were issued which had coupons attached to them, one for each interest payment. On the due dates the bondholder would hand in the coupon to a bank in exchange for the interest payment.
Hib vaccine. Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection. In countries that include it as a routine vaccine, rates of severe Hib infections have decreased more than 90%. It has therefore resulted in a decrease in the rate of meningitis, pneumonia, and epiglottitis.
ActHIB is a Hib vaccine that is given in a series of 4 shots to infants and children under 5 years old. ActHib immunizes against a bacterial infection with Haemophilus National support group provides information on the ActHIB vaccine and Hib disease immunizations, prescribing information, package insert, and side effects.