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
	Birth	4	6	3	5	6	12	18	5	6-8	10-12	13	14-16	17	18	26	45	60-64	65	74	≥ 75
RSV																		RSV¹			RSV¹

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				PCV15	PCV15		PCV15								PCV20 or PPSV23¹²						PPSV23¹³

measles								MEAS		MEAS¹⁴
mumps								MUMPS		MUMPS¹⁴
rubella								RUBE		RUBE¹⁴

human papillomavirus infection											HPV9 (F/M)¹⁵	HPV (F/M)¹⁶			HPV9 (F/M)¹⁷

influenza						IIV4/LAIV													IIV4

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Vaccination is recommended for all people aged 75 and over. Vaccination is recommended for people aged 60 and over with certain diseases, diagnoses or conditions. More information available at: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/rekommendationer-for-vaccination/
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-/
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/nationella-vaccinationsprogram/program-for-riskgrupper/
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

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.