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02-04-2014 01-01-2020 04-11-2021: Updated recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine 01-01-2023: 2023 vaccination calendar 25-06-2025: Version 2025 09-02-2026: Version 2026

Footnotes:

1. Flu vaccine is mandatory for at-risk groups based on national legislation.
2. Covid-19 recommended free of charge for individuals with underlying conditions and elderly people. However, the vaccination is fully funded also for other groups of population.
3. Free of charge for contacts of a confirmed case.
4. Generally recommended to children with no legislative support. This period is an indication and subsequent doses can be administered differently, if the starting dose was administered differently than from the original recommended age.
5. Generally recommended to children with no legislative support. This period is an indication and subsequent doses can be administered differently, if the starting dose was administered differently than from the original recommended age. This dose applies only to children previously vaccinated with RotaTeq in order to fulfil the vaccination course of three doses.
6. Td booster at the age of 30 years and following dose every 15 years.
7. Free of charge for newborns of HBsAg positive mothers.
8. https://www.ockovaniechrani.sk/#/ockovaci-kalendar
9. Mandatory for persons placed in social care/long-term facilities and recommended free of charge to persons with specific underlying conditions and older adults aged 59 years or older.
10. Generally recommended to children with no legislative support. This period is an indication and subsequent doses can be administered differently, if the starting dose was administered differently than from the original recommended age.
11. Influenza is recommended and free of charge to children from 6 months to 12 years of age, individuals with specified chronic medical conditions and older adults aged 59 years and older. However, the vaccination is generally recommended and fully funded to the entire population.
12. Mandatory for persons living in social care/long term facilities.
13. HAV generally recommended to children with no legislative support. This period is an indication and subsequent doses can be administered differently, if the starting dose was administered differently than from the original recommended age.
14. Free of charge for 2 year old children living in poor hygienic conditions or without access to clean drinking water.
15. Generally recommended to children with no legislative support.This period is an indication and subsequent doses can be administered differently, if the starting dose was administered differently than from the original recommended age.

More information available at:
https://www.uvzsr.sk/web/uvz/ockovaci-kalendar-na-rok-2026


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MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES

Measles, mumps and rubella:
1969: Measles vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule for children aged 12 months
1974: Age for measles vaccination changed to 9 months
1977: Second dose of measles vaccine was introduced to 11 - 15 months old children
1982: Age of measles vaccination changed to 11 months for the first dose and to 18 - 22 months for the second dose. Rubella vaccination was introduced for 11 year- old seronegative girls
1984: Rubella vaccination was introduced for all 11 years old girls
1985: Age of measles vaccination changed to 14 months for the first dose and to 20 - 24 months for the second dose. Rubella vaccination was introduced for all 2 years old children
1987: Combined mumps and measles vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule at 14 months (first dose) and 20-24 months (second dose)
1990: Second dose vaccination against mumps and measles changed to 13 years
1992: Combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella was introduced into national childhood vaccination in schedule 14 months (first dose) and 13 years (second dose)
1995: Age of second MMR dose changed to 10 years
2020: Age of second MMR dose changed to 4 years.

Hepatitis B:
1998: HepB introduced
2004: HepB is given at 10 years of age
2008: Vaccination completed in ex-adolescents

Haemophilus influenza type b:
2000: Hib introduced

HPV:
2020: Gender-neutral (boys and girls) HPV vaccination offered free of charge

Poliomyelitis:
2005: IPV replaced OPV

Diphtheria and tetanus:
2004: Booster dose of Td introduced for children 12 years of age
2009: Booster dose introduced for adults every 15 years after the previous vaccination

Pertussis:
2010: July. Re-vaccination in 12 years old children with tetravalent vaccine dTap-IPV was implemented into the national childhood vaccination schedule replacing the trivalent vaccine dT-IPV.

Pneumococcal vaccine:
2008: April. PCV7 universally recommended to children less than 2 years old as complementary (optional) vaccination for optimal individual protection. Cost of vaccine is shared with 96% of cost reimbursed by the national health insurance. However, it is free of charge to children less than 2 years old belonging to risk groups
2009: January. PCV7 implemented into the national vaccination schedule as compulsory being fully reimbursed by the national health insurance
2010: July. PCV13 implemeted into the national childhood vaccination schedule replacing PCV7
2011: Two vaccines, PCV13 and PCV10, were decided to be used for mandatory vaccination

Tuberculossis:
2010: July. Re-vaccination of 10 year-old tuberculin-negative children was withdrawn from the national childhood vaccination schedule
2012: January. Vaccination of newborns against tuberculosis was cancelled



VACCINES RECOMMENDED FOR AT-RISK GROUPS:
HEALTHCARE WORKERS:
-- Tuberculosis (only tuberculin negative HCW before appointing to the Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Infections and Pathology, microbiologists and vets at high risk of infection)
-- Hepatitis B (HCW at high risk of infection, students of medical schools)
-- Hepatitis A (paediatricians, GPs, infectious disease specialists and gastroenterologists, employees of laboratories at high risk of infection)
-- Influenza (HCW in direct contact with patients)

BABIES/CHILDREN:
-- Hepatitis B (babies of HBsAg positive mothers, children placed in centers for drug addicted persons)
-- Hepatitis A (2 years old children living in poor hygienic conditions)
-- Influenza (children from 6th months up to 12 years)
-- HPV (for 12 years old girls and boys)

ELDERLY:
-- Hepatitis B (persons living in social care facilities for mentally ill people)
-- Influenza (persons in social care facilities, persons in the age of 59 years and older)
-- Pneumococcal disease (persons in social care facilities, persons in the age of 59 years and older)

PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS:
--Influenza(persons with serious chronic diseases of respiratory and cardiovascular system, with metabolic, renal disorders and disorders of immunity)
-- Ppneumococcal disease (persons with serious chronic diseases of respiratory and cardiovascular system, with metabolic, renal disorders and disorders of immunity)
-- Hepatitis B (persons with chronic disease of liver, diabetics, persons with cystic fibrosis)
-- Hepatitis A (persons with chronic disease of liver)

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Date of last update: 13 February 2026

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