Lithuania: Recommended vaccinations
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 		 Vaccination not funded by the National Health system
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BirthMonthsYears
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tuberculosis
BCG
rotavirus infection
ROTA
ROTA
ROTA
diphtheria
D
D
D
D
D
d1
tetanus
TT
TT
TT
TT
TT
TT1
pertussis
acP
acP
acP
acP
acP
acp
acp2
poliomyelitis
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Hib
Hib
Hib
Hib
hepatitis B
HepB
HepB
HepB
pneumococcal disease
PCV15
PCV15
PCV153
PCV20
meningococcal disease
MenB
MenB
MenB3
measles
MEAS
MEAS
mumps
MUMPS
MUMPS
rubella
RUBE
RUBE
human papillomavirus infection
HPV9 (F/M)4
HPV9(F)5
influenza
IIV46

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Footnotes:

  1. Subsequent booster doses every 5-10 years
  2. Vaccination during pregnancy (introduced March 2023)
  3. Can be administered concomitantly with MMR
  4. Boys are vaccinated as part of the immunization program with a two-dose schedule (6 months a part). Girls are vaccinated with a three-dose schedule at 0, 1-2 and 6 months. Two doses are free while the third dose is not funded.
  5. Catch-up target age for males is 12-13 years old.
  6. Universal recommendation for all age groups. Funding for risk groups: 24 months to seven years old (included in the Lithuanian immunisation schedule from 12 February 2024, starting with the 2024–2025 season) and from six months to under18 years old with chronic medical conditions.


More information available at:
https://sam.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/visuomenes-sveikatos-prieziura/uzkreciamuju-ligu-valdymas/skiepai https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/64b65e3023ca11e9bf1ef395f41d6fbc/asr https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/333a8c10ab9211e88f64a5ecc703f89b https://sam.lrv.lt/uploads/sam/documents/files/Veiklos_sritys/visuomenes-sveikatos-prieziura/skiepai/A5-Suaugusiuju-skiepijimo-Lietuvoje-rekomendacijos_2022%20r.pdf


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MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
1964: Measles vaccination introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1981: Mumps vaccination introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1992: Rubella vaccination introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1996: One dose of MMR vaccination recommended at 15 months while measles and mumps vaccination recommended at 12 years.
1998: Two dose MMR regimen recommended at 15 months (MMR1) and 12 years (MMR2) of age.
2002: Age of MMR2 vaccination lowered to 6-7 years of age
2014: MMR2 catch-up programme introduced for children 12 years of age and HepB for children at 12 years of age not vaccinated.
2014: Pneumococcal disease vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2015: Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule for 15-16 year-old adolescents
2016: Human papilloma virus vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2018: Meningococcal disease vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2018: Rotavirus disease vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2023: HPV 9 valent as gender neutral vaccination (1 Feb 2023)


The following are vaccinations recommended to all above 18 years: diphtheria/tetanus (booster dose every 5-10 years), influenza (every year), pneumococcal disease, tick-borne encephalitis, varicella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus infection and meningococcal disease.

for more information on the adult programme please refer to https://sam.lrv.lt/uploads/sam/documents/files/Veiklos_sritys/visuomenes-sveikatos-prieziura/skiepai/A5-Suaugusiuju-skiepijimo-Lietuvoje-rekomendacijos_2022%20r.pdf
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Date of last update: 16 Jan 2024
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