Version:

02-04-2014 01-09-2019: Updated Regulation to childhood vaccination programme 24-03-2023: 2023 vaccination calendar 01-01-2024: 2024 vaccination calendar 12-04-2024: April 2024 version

Footnotes:

1. One dose offered in the period 1mar. 2023 - 29 feb. 2024 for specific risk groups from 18 years of age and individuals aged 65-79 years. interval of 6 months with a previous dose should be respected. https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/utbrott/aktuella-utbrott/covid-19/vaccination-mot-covid-19/om-vaccinerna-mot-covid-19/nya-rekommendationer-for-vaccination-mot-covid-19/
2. Two doses recommended in the period 1mar. 2023 - 29 feb. 2024 for individuals from 80 years and individuals residing in nursing homes. interval of 6 months between doses should be respected. https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/utbrott/aktuella-utbrott/covid-19/vaccination-mot-covid-19/om-vaccinerna-mot-covid-19/nya-rekommendationer-for-vaccination-mot-covid-19/
3. 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/
4. 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/
5. 3rd dose only indicated when a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is used.
6. 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)
7. For adults above 18 years, dT Booster doses are recommended every 20 years (not funded by the National Health system)
8. Given to 8-9 grade students.
9. Given to 8-9 grade students.
10. Vaccination offered to pregnant women after 16 weeks of pregnancy. More information available at: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/vaccinationer/vaccinationer-till-vuxna/
11. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth.
12. 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
13. 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-/
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
19. Free of charge for all persons belonging to risk-groups, including those 65 years and above. https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-influensavaccination-till-riskgrupper/

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.