Vaccine Scheduler
Sweden: 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 | Weeks | Months | Years | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 6-8 | 10-12 | 13 | 14-16 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| tuberculosis | BCG1 | |||||||||||||||||
| rotavirus infection | ROTA | ROTA | ROTA2 | |||||||||||||||
| diphtheria | D | D | D | D | d3 | d4 | ||||||||||||
| tetanus | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT5 | TT4 | ||||||||||||
| pertussis | acP | acP | acP | acP | acp6 | acp7 | ||||||||||||
| poliomyelitis | IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | ||||||||||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection | Hib | Hib | Hib | |||||||||||||||
| hepatitis B | HepB8 | HepB9 | HepB | HepB | HepB10 | |||||||||||||
| pneumococcal disease | PCV15 | PCV15 | PCV15 | PCV20 or PPSV2311 | ||||||||||||||
| measles | MEAS | MEAS12 | ||||||||||||||||
| mumps | MUMPS | MUMPS12 | ||||||||||||||||
| rubella | RUBE | RUBE12 | ||||||||||||||||
| human papillomavirus infection | HPV9 (F/M)13 | HPV (F/M)14 | HPV9 (F/M)15 | |||||||||||||||
| influenza | IIV316 | |||||||||||||||||
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Footnotes:
- 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/
- 3rd dose only indicated when a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is used.
- 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)
- For adults above 18 years, dT Booster doses are recommended every 20 years (not funded by the National Health system)
- Given to 8-9 grade students.
- Given to 8-9 grade students.
- Vaccination offered to pregnant women after 16 weeks of pregnancy. More information available at: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vaccinationer-till-vuxna/
- Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth.
- 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
- 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-/
- More information: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-pneumokockvaccination-/
- Given to 1-2 grade students
- 9-valent. Gender-neutral (boys and girls) vaccination - School-based programme offered in fifth grade from August 2020.
- Catch up campaign. Children 13-17 years are offered catch-up vaccinations free of charge through school health care.
- Funding varies by region https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-vaccination-mot-hepatit-b-/?pub=56936
- 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.