Sweden: Recommended vaccinations
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  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
BirthWeeksMonthsYears
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
COVID-191
tuberculosis
BCG2
rotavirus infection
ROTA
ROTA
ROTA3
diphtheria
D
D
D
D
d4
d5
tetanus
TT
TT
TT
TT
TT6
TT5
pertussis
acP
acP
acP
acP
acp7
acp8
poliomyelitis
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Hib
Hib
Hib
hepatitis B
HepB9
HepB10
HepB
HepB
HepB11
pneumococcal disease
PCV
PCV
PCV
measles
MEAS
MEAS12
mumps
MUMPS
MUMPS12
rubella
RUBE
RUBE12
human papillomavirus infection
HPV (F/M)13
HPV (F/M)14
HPV (F/M)15
influenza
IIV316

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Footnotes:

  1. One dose offered in the period 1mar. 2023 - 29 feb. 2024 for specific risk groups from 18 years of age and individuals aged 65-79 years. interval of 6 months with a previous dose should be respected. https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/utbrott/aktuella-utbrott/covid-19/vaccination-mot-covid-19/om-vaccinerna-mot-covid-19/nya-rekommendationer-for-vaccination-mot-covid-19/
  2. BCG vaccination is recommended for children up to 6 years of age who are at increased risk of being infected with TB according to the following criteria: (1) family origin from a country with increased or high TB incidence, (2) current TB in a close relative or household contact (3) for planned longer (more than three months) stay in a country or area with high TB prevalence, if the child comes into close contact with the local population. For more information, please visit: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vacciner-a-o/tuberkulos-tb/ and https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-for-preventiva-insatser-mot-tuberkulos-halsokontroll-smittsparning-och-vaccination/
  3. 3rd dose only indicated when a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is used.
  4. Given to 8-9 grade students. For adults above 18 years, dT Booster doses are recommended every 20 years (not funded by the National Health system)
  5. For adults above 18 years, dT Booster doses are recommended every 20 years (not funded by the National Health system)
  6. Given to 8-9 grade students.
  7. Given to 8-9 grade students.
  8. Vaccination offered to pregnant women after 16 weeks of pregnancy. More information available at: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vaccinationer-till-vuxna/
  9. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth.
  10. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B are recommended a dose at birth and at 1 month of age, before continuing with the standard recommended schedule (with doses at 3, 5 and 12 months of age). More information: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-vaccination-mot-hepatit-b-/?pub=56936
  11. Vaccination against hepatitis B is recommended for children up to 18 years belonging to certain risk groups. For more information, please visit: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-vaccination-mot-hepatit-b-/
  12. Given to 1-2 grade students
  13. 9-valent. Gender-neutral (boys and girls) vaccination - School-based programme offered in fifth grade from August 2020.
  14. Catch up campaign. Children 13-17 years are offered catch-up vaccinations free of charge through school health care.
  15. Funding varies by region https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-vaccination-mot-hepatit-b-/?pub=56936
  16. Free of charge for all persons belonging to risk-groups, including those 65 years and above. https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-influensavaccination-till-riskgrupper/


More information available at:
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vaccinationsprogram/ https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/vaccination-programmes/ https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/k/konsoliderad-version-av-hslf-fs-2016-51-folkhalsomyndighetens-foreskrifter/


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1 Sept. 2019: updated regulation to childhood vaccination programme
see: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/k/konsoliderad-version-av-hslf-fs-2016-51-folkhalsomyndighetens-foreskrifter/


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HISTORICAL CHANGES TO THE SWEDISH NATIONAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME

- https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/previous-swedish-vaccination-programmes/ (English)

- https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vaccinationsprogram/tidigare-vaccinationsprogram/ (Swedish)



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OTHER RELEVANT RESOURCES

PROCEDURE FOR CATCH-UP VACCINATIONS
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/catch-up-vaccinations/

CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL VACCINATION PROGRAMME
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/changes-in-the-national-vaccination-programme/

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Date of last update: 12 April 2024.