Sweden: Recommended vaccinations
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  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
BirthWeeksMonthsYears
46356121856-810-121314-16171826455060-646574≥ 75
RSV
RSV1
RSV1
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
COVID-192
COVID-19
tuberculosis
BCG3
rotavirus infection
ROTA
ROTA
ROTA4
diphtheria
D
D
D
D
d5
d6
tetanus
TT
TT
TT
TT
TT7
TT6
pertussis
acP
acP
acP
acP
acp8
acp9
poliomyelitis
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Hib
Hib
Hib
hepatitis B
HepB10
HepB11
HepB
HepB
HepB12
pneumococcal disease
PCV15
PCV15
PCV15
PCV20 or PPSV2313
PPSV2314
measles
MEAS
MEAS15
mumps
MUMPS
MUMPS15
rubella
RUBE
RUBE15
human papillomavirus infection
HPV9 (F/M)16
HPV (F/M)17
HPV9 (F/M)18
influenza
IIV4/LAIV
IIV4

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Footnotes:

  1. 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/
  2. COVID-19 vaccination is also recommended for individuals aged 18 years and above with immunosuppression. For more information: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/covid-19/recommendations-for-covid-19-vaccination/
  3. 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/
  4. 3rd dose only indicated when a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is used.
  5. 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)
  6. For adults above 18 years, dT Booster doses are recommended every 20 years (not funded by the National Health system)
  7. Given to 8-9 grade students.
  8. Given to 8-9 grade students.
  9. Vaccination offered to pregnant women after 16 weeks of pregnancy. More information available at: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vaccinationer-till-vuxna/
  10. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth.
  11. 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
  12. 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-/
  13. More information: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-pneumokockvaccination-/
  14. https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/nationella-vaccinationsprogram/program-for-riskgrupper/
  15. Given to 1-2 grade students
  16. 9-valent. Gender-neutral (boys and girls) vaccination - School-based programme offered in fifth grade from August 2020.
  17. Catch up campaign. Children 13-17 years are offered catch-up vaccinations free of charge through school health care.
  18. 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.