Austria: 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
MonthsYears
234561011121314152023791112131618
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
COVID-192
rotavirus infection
ROTA3
diphtheria
D
D
D4
d
d5
tetanus
TT
TT
TT4
TT
TT5
pertussis
acP
acP
acP4
acP
acp6
poliomyelitis
IPV
IPV
IPV4
IPV
IPV5
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Hib
Hib
Hib4
hepatitis B
HepB
HepB
HepB4
pneumococcal disease
PCV15
PCV15
PCV15
meningococcal disease1
MenB7
MenB7
MCV4/MenB
MCV4
measles
MEAS8
mumps
MUMPS8
rubella
RUBE8
varicella
VAR9
human papillomavirus infection
HPV9 (F/M)
HPV9 (F/M)10
influenza
IIV4/LAIV
tick-borne encephalitis
TBE11
TBE11
TBE11
TBE11

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Footnotes:

  1. For specific MenB recommendation, please refer to the 2018 immunisation policy at https://www.bmgf.gv.at/home/Impfpla
  2. Special indication: individuals with underlying medical conditions and elderly individuals aged 60 years and above. More information- https://www.sozialministerium.gv.at/dam/sozialministeriumat/Anlagen/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/%C3%96sterreichischer-Impfplan-/Impfplan_%C3%96sterreich_2024-2025_Version_1.1.pdf
  3. Two or three doses depending on the vaccine used (3rd dose only for pentavalent rotavirus vaccines). Age limit of vaccination either 24 weeks of age (monovalent rotavirus vaccine) or 32 weeks of age (pentavalent rotavirus vaccine)
  4. Minimum interval of 6 month after second dose
  5. dTaP-IPV every 10 years
  6. dTaP-IPV every 10 years. Vaccination of pregnant women recommended but not funded, preferably in the 3rd trimester (27th-36th week of pregnancy), independent from the interval to the last vaccination against pertussis.
  7. Please refer to official recommendations for timing and number of doses required according to age. For infants, 3 doses from 3 months of age with at least one month interval - Booster between 13-15 months.
  8. If the first dose is given in the first year of life, the recommended interval between the doses is 3 months (minimal interval 4 weeks). If the first dose of MMR is given after the first birthday, the second dose is recommended as early as possible with a minimal interval of 4 weeks.
  9. Two doses with minimum interval of 4 weeks.
  10. Catch-up until 30 years of age free of charge with a 3 doses regimen from 21 years of age.
  11. Primary immunisation with 3 doses (0/1-3month/5-12 months). Booster after 3 years and every 5 years until age of 60 years. Then booster every 3 years.


More information available at:
https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Impfplan-%C3%96sterreich.html https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Kostenfreies-Kinderimpfprogramm.html https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Impfempfehlungen-Allgemein/Empfehlung-f%C3%BCr-Gesundheitspersonal.html


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For a full details on catch-up vaccination and additional information please refer to the 2023 National Immunisation Schedule for Austria
https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Impfplan-%C3%96sterreich.html

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Date of last update: 12 April 2024.

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