Vaccine Scheduler
Poland: Recommended vaccinations
| General recommendation | |
| Recommendation for specific groups only | |
| Catch-up (e.g. if previous doses missed) | |
| Vaccination not funded by the National Health system | |
| Mandatory vaccination |
| Birth | Months | Years | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) | COVID-191 | ||||||||||||||
| RSV | RSV2 | ||||||||||||||
| tuberculosis | BCG3 | ||||||||||||||
| rotavirus infection | ROTA | ||||||||||||||
| diphtheria | D | D | D | D | D | d | |||||||||
| tetanus | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | |||||||||
| pertussis | wcP4 | wcP4 | wcP4 | wcP4 | acP | acp | |||||||||
| poliomyelitis | IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | ||||||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection | Hib | Hib | Hib | Hib | |||||||||||
| hepatitis B | HepB3 | HepB | HepB | ||||||||||||
| pneumococcal disease | PCV10 or PCV155 | PCV10 or PCV155 | PCV10 or PCV155 | ||||||||||||
| meningococcal disease | MCV4/MenB6 | ||||||||||||||
| measles | MEAS | MEAS | |||||||||||||
| mumps | MUMPS | MUMPS | |||||||||||||
| rubella | RUBE | RUBE | |||||||||||||
| varicella | VAR7 | ||||||||||||||
| human papillomavirus infection | HPV (F/M)8 | ||||||||||||||
| influenza | IIV4 | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes:
- COVID-19 vaccinations recommended for indicated risk groups. For detailed information: https://pacjent.gov.pl/aktualnosc/zaszczep-sie-przeciw-covid-19-1
- RSV vaccination recommended as free of charge for pregnant women in the 24-36 week of pregnancy
- Administration within 24 hours after birth or before the child is discharged from the hospital.
- Vaccine with the whole pertussis component (wP) used in the general population, vaccine with the acellular pertussis component (aP) used for children with contraindications to vaccination with the whole cell pertussis vaccine and in children born before 37th week of pregnancy or born with birth weight less than 2500 g.
- PCV10 for whole population, PCV15 for children from risk groups.
- Men B and Men ACWY vaccines recommended and refunded only in risk groups for people aged 12 months - 18 years
- Varicella vaccination is mandatory only for people under 19 years of age from risk groups (with immune disorders), for people under 19 years of age in their environment and for children staying in orphanages and different nurseries and nursing and care facilities.
- HPV2 or HPV9 are available for the whole population aged 9-14 years; HPV2 is offered free of charge for children aged 9-18 years and for adults as partially funded (50%)(F/M).
More information available at:
https://szczepienia.pzh.gov.pl/kalendarz-szczepien-2026/ https://dziennikmz.mz.gov.pl/DUM_MZ/2025/85/akt.pdf
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MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
Measles, mumps and rubella:
1975: Measles vaccine was introduced into the national childhood vaccination schedule for children aged 13-15 months.
1989: Rubella vaccine (single dose) was introduced into the national childhood vaccination schedule for 13-year old girls.
1991: Second dose of measles vaccine was introduced into the national childhood vaccination schedule for children aged 7 years.
2003: Monovalent measles vaccine given at the age of 13-15 months was replaced by MMR
2005: Second dose of MMR was introduced into the national childhood vaccination schedule for children aged 10 years. An additional catch-up dose of MMR was provided during 2005-2008 at the age of 12 years for all girls not previously vaccinated at the age of 10 years.
2017: Pneumococcal vaccination introduced in the National Immunisation Programme
2020: Introduction of HPV Vaccine in girls and boys as part of the National Oncological Strategy
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Date of last update: 10 March 2026
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