No records document its origin, but the name hackberry is botanically illiterate because the tree's fruit is a drupe not a berry. Being small, round and borne on a plant are not meaningful criteria for what makes a fruit a berry. But the name is embedded in our culture and the alternative hackdrupe will never work.
Doctors recommend that your child get 4 doses of the Hib vaccine for best protection. Your child will need one dose at each of the following ages: 2 months. 4 months. 6 months (for some brands) 12 through 15 months.
Children over 5 years old and adults usually do not need Hib vaccine. But it may be recommended for older children or adults with asplenia or sickle cell disease, before surgery to remove the spleen, or following a bone marrow transplant. It may also be recommended for people 5 to 18 years old with HIV.