Vaccine Scheduler
Spain: 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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |||||
| Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)1 | COVID-192 | |||||||||||||||||||
| rotavirus infection | ROTA3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| diphtheria | D | D | D | D | d | d4 | ||||||||||||||
| tetanus | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT4 | ||||||||||||||
| pertussis | acP5 | acP5 | acP5 | acp6 | acp7 | |||||||||||||||
| poliomyelitis | IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | ||||||||||||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection | Hib | Hib | Hib | |||||||||||||||||
| hepatitis B | HepB8 | HepB | HepB | HepB | HepB9 | |||||||||||||||
| pneumococcal disease | PCV13 or PCV15 or PCV2010 | PCV13 or PCV15 or PCV20 | PCV13 or PCV15 or PCV20 | PCV13/15+PPSV2311 | ||||||||||||||||
| meningococcal disease | MenB12 | MenB - MenC12 | MenB - MenC12 | MCV413 | MCV414 | |||||||||||||||
| measles | MEAS | MEAS | MEAS15 | |||||||||||||||||
| mumps | MUMPS | MUMPS | MUMPS15 | |||||||||||||||||
| rubella | RUBE | RUBE | RUBE15 | |||||||||||||||||
| varicella | VAR | VAR | VAR16 | |||||||||||||||||
| human papillomavirus infection | HPV (F/M)17 | HPV (F/M)17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| influenza | IIV4/cIIV4/LAIV | |||||||||||||||||||
| herpes zoster | ZOS18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Footnotes:
- 2023 recommendations https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/gripe_covid19/docs/RecomendacionesVacunacion_Gripe-Covid19.pdf
- Vaccination is also recommended for individuals 12 years and above with specific medical conditions. For detailed information: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/gripe_covid19/docs/recomendacionesVacunacionCovid19_2025_2006.pdf
- Additional information can be found at: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/docs/Rotavirus_Recomendaciones2024.pdf
- Repeat for pregnant women starting from week 27 of the pregnancy (preferably at week 27 or 28)
- For more detail on review and recommendation for pertussis vaccination in Spain, please refer to https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/difteria-tetanos-tosferina.htm
- For more detail on review and recommendation for pertussis vaccination in Spain, please refer to https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/docs/TosFerina.pdf
- Repeat for pregnant women starting from week 27 of the pregnancy (preferably at week 27 or 28).
- Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth, 2, 4 and 11 months of age and HB immunoglobulin at birth (first 24 hours of life)
- Recommended for previously unvaccinated individuals up to 18 years of age (three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months)
- More information: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/calendario/docs/CalendarioVacunacion_Todalavida.pdf
- PPSV or sequential schedule (PCV+PPSV) depend on pathology and available vaccines.
- Additional information available at https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/enf-meningococica.htm
- One dose at 12 years to individuals who have not received any doses of MCV4 since 10 years of age. Additional information available at https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/enf-meningococica.htm
- The catch-up vaccination programme for individuals aged 13 to 18 years will be introduced gradually (more information available at: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/programasDeVacunacion/adolescentes-meningo/home.htm
- Two doses at 4 or more weeks interval recommended in individuals born in Spain since 1970 with no documented history of vaccination
- 2 doses recommended at 4+ week-interval (preferably 8 weeks) to individuals with no documented history of disease and no documented prior vaccination (in the case of adults, vaccination is recommended if IgG serology for varicella is negative).
- 2/4/9 valent. More information: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/docs/VPH_recomendaciones_vacunacion_estrategia1dosis.pdf
- Recommended for adults with certain risk conditions. Two doses with a minimal interval of 2 months between doses. Vaccination with the inactivated herpes zoster subunit vaccine. Additional information available: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/programasDeVacunacion/docs/HerpesZoster_RecomendacionesVacunacion.pdf
More information available at:
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/home.htm https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/vacunas/profesionales/home.htm
Updated version including the new vaccination schedule dated December 2019
Updated version including the new vaccination schedule dated 1 jan. 2017 (modification of the primary infant and school-age immunisation schedule) applicable in all regions in Spain
For specific recommendations, please refer to:
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/docs/CalendarioVacunacion_Todalavida.pdf
Date of last update: 24 April 2024.