Vaccine Scheduler
Slovenia: 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 | Months | Years | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 6 | 11-18 | 23 | 3 | 5-6 | 8 | 11-12 | 13 | 15-17 | 18 | 25 | 45 | 49 | 64 | ≥ 65 | ||||
| RSV | RSV2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)1 | COVID-193 | |||||||||||||||||||
| tuberculosis | BCG4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| diphtheria | D | D | D | d | d5 | d6 | ||||||||||||||
| tetanus | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT6 | ||||||||||||||
| pertussis | acP | acP | acP | acP | acp7 | acp8 | ||||||||||||||
| poliomyelitis | IPV | IPV | IPV | |||||||||||||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection | Hib | Hib | Hib | |||||||||||||||||
| hepatitis B | HepB9 | HepB10 | HepB10 | HepB10 | HepB11 | |||||||||||||||
| pneumococcal disease | PCV20 | PCV20 | PCV20 | PCV20 | PPSV23 | PPSV23 | ||||||||||||||
| measles | MEAS | MEAS | ||||||||||||||||||
| mumps | MUMPS | MUMPS | ||||||||||||||||||
| rubella | RUBE | RUBE | ||||||||||||||||||
| varicella | VAR12 | VAR13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| human papillomavirus infection | HPV9 (F/M) | HPV9 (F/M) | ||||||||||||||||||
| influenza | IIV414 | IIV4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| tick-borne encephalitis | TBE15 | TBE16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Footnotes:
- https://www.nijz.si/sl/cepljenje-proti-covid-19-za-strokovno-javnost
- The vaccine is offered to pregnant women between gestational weeks 24 and 36. It is administered as a single-dose program all year round.
- Specific recommendation from 6 months of age with high-risk conditions. For more information: https://nijz.si/nalezljive-bolezni/cepljenje/navodila-in-priporocila-za-cepljenje/
- Newborn infants of immigrant families who moved to Slovenia from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis in the last 5 years
- From 2023 onward, TT was replaced by dTacp
- Td booster every 10 years
- From 2023 onwards, TT was replaced by dTacp
- Pregnant women: 1 dose Tdap vaccine recommended from the 24th week of pregnancy. see https://nijz.si/nalezljive-bolezni/cepljenje/cepljenje-nosecnic/
- 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
- 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
- Administered to the cohort of children that was vaccinated with 5-valent vaccine (before the introduction of the hexavalent in 2020).
- MMRV vaccine is used https://nijz.si/nalezljive-bolezni/cepljenje/navodila-in-priporocila-za-cepljenje/
- Using MMRV vaccine. Second dose will be administered at 3 years of age (from 2027 onwards) starting with birth cohort that received a first dose of MMRV vaccine in 2025.
- Vaccination is also recommended for the specific risk groups (children aged 6–23 months, pregnant women, those with chronic medical conditions, older adults aged 65 years and above).
- Children aged three years: three doses. Additional doses self-paid
- Individuals aged 49 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
2025
Introduction of the varicella vaccine using the MMRV vaccine.
Date of last update: 15 Jan. 2025