Version:

02-04-2014 16-09-2014: 2-dose HPV vaccination schedule 22-01-2020: Changes to the infant schedule

Footnotes:

1. https://www.nijz.si/sl/cepljenje-proti-covid-19-za-strokovno-javnost
2. Newborn infants of immigrant families who moved to Slovenia from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis in the last 5 years
3. From 2023 onward, TT was replaced by dTacp
4. From 2023 onwards, TT was replaced by dTacp
5. Pregnant women: 1 dose Tdap vaccine recommended from the 24th week of pregnancy. see https://nijz.si/nalezljive-bolezni/cepljenje/cepljenje-nosecnic/
6. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B: first dose within 12 hours from birth, then at one month of age, three months of age, five months of age and 11-18 months of age
7. Introduced in 2020 for babies born from October 2019. More information available at: https://www.nijz.si/sl/v-letu-2020-sprememba-pri-cepljenju-dojenckov
8. https://nijz.si/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cepljenje_s_konj_pnevmo_za_otroke_2022_2.pdf
9. Girls and boys vaccination offered. in their 6th grade. Two-dose schedule. 9-valent
10. Children 6-23 months, recommended, self-paid
11. Pregnant women. see https://nijz.si/nalezljive-bolezni/cepljenje/cepljenje-nosecnic/
12. Children aged three years: three doses. Additional doses self-paid

More information available at:
https://www.nijz.si/sl/koledar-cepljenja-predsolskih-in-solskih-otrok-v-sloveniji http://www.nijz.si/sl/cepljenje-odraslih


In addition to the above recommendations, tick-borne encephalitis vaccine is recommended for people in every age in the risk areas - the vaccine is self-paid; 3 doses + booster every 5 years.

MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
Tuberculosis
1946-2005: BCG obligatory vaccination of newborns
2006: Selective vaccination only

Measles, mumps and rubella:
1968: Measles vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule for children aged 8 months, later age of measles vaccination changed to 12 months (single dose)
1973: Rubella vaccination introduced for women in child-bearing age
1975: Rubella vaccination introduced for all 12-14 years old girls
1979: Second dose of measles vaccine together with mumps vaccine (combined vaccine) introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule, 12 months for first dose and 6 years for second dose
1990: Combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) introduced into national childhood vaccination in schedule 12-18 months (first dose) and 5-6 years (second dose)

Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis:
1937: Diphtheria vaccine introduced in the national vaccination schedule
1951: Tetanus vaccine introduced in the national vaccination schedule
1959: Pertussis whole cell vaccine introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule (3 doses) in the first year of life - combined vaccine together with diphtheria and tetanus vaccine
1961: First booster dose of combined vaccine (second year of life) added to the national childhood vaccination schedule
1969: Second booster dose of combined vaccine (fourth year of life) added to the national childhood vaccination schedule, but some years later abandoned
1999: Acellular pertussis vaccine replaced whole cell vaccine
2009: Acellular pertussis booster introduced for children 8 years old (combined vaccine dTap)

Poliomyelitis:
1957: Polio vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule
1961: Live oral Sabin polio vaccine (OPV) replaced Salk polio vaccine
2003: Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) only

Haemophilus influenzae type b:
2000: Hib vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule

Hepatitis B:
1998: HepB introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule for children 5-6 years old

HPV:
2009/10: HPV introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule for girls 11-12 years old
2014: HPV 2-dose schedule introduced



Date of last update: 16 Jan. 2024