- https://www.fhi.no/en/id/vaccines/coronavirus-immunisation-programme/
- for latest information refer to https://www.fhi.no/sv/vaksine/koronavaksinasjonsprogrammet/koronavaksine/
- Specific at-risk groups only
- Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin.
- A second vaccine dose is given at age 4 weeks to those babies born to mothers infected with hepatitis B. These infants thereafter follow the national vaccination programme.
- Gender-neutral (boys and girls) vaccination offered in schools (seventh grade) since 2018. 2-valent
More information available at:
http://www.fhi.no/tema/vaksiner-og-vaksinasjon
All vaccines offered through the Norwegian childhood vaccination program are free of charge.
MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
2006: DTaP at 7 years added to the immunization program in January 2006
2007: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine added to the childhood immunization program in July 2006
2009: HPV vaccine introduced in the immunization program for 12 year old girls in autumn 2009
2009: BCG at 13-15 years discontinued; starting from autumn 2009 BCG is given only to children at birth in defined risk groups
2011: Prevenar 13 replaced Prevenar in April 2011
2013: TdacP at 15 years added to the immunization program in autumn 2013
2014: Rotavirus introduction (2 doses) for all children born from 01 Sept. 2014
2017: Hepatitis B vaccine introduced as part of the Childhood Immunisation Programme for all children born after November 1st 2016. The first doses were given in February 2017 when they are 3 months old. see https://www.fhi.no/en/news/2016/na-innfores-hepatitt-b-vaksinen-i-barnevaksinasjonsprogrammet/
2018: Gender-neutral HPV vaccination
Date of last update: 29 August 2024.