Vaccine Scheduler
Hungary: 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 50 | 60 | 64 | ≥ 65 | ||||
| Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) | COVID-192 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| tuberculosis | BCG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| diphtheria | D | D | D | D | D | d3 | |||||||||||||||
| tetanus | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT4 | |||||||||||||||
| pertussis | acP | acP | acP | acP | acP | acp3 | acp5 | ||||||||||||||
| poliomyelitis | IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | ||||||||||||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection | Hib | Hib | Hib | Hib | |||||||||||||||||
| hepatitis B | HepB6 | HepB7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| pneumococcal disease | PCV15 | PCV15 | PCV15 | PCV15+PPSV23 or PCV20 | PCV20 | ||||||||||||||||
| meningococcal disease | MenC | MenC | MenC8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| measles | MEAS | MEAS9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| mumps | MUMPS | MUMPS9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| rubella | RUBE | RUBE9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| varicella | VAR10 | VAR10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| human papillomavirus infection | HPV9 (F/M)11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| influenza1 | IIV412 | IIV3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Footnotes:
- Flu vaccination free of charge for vulnerable populations including people >60 and pregnant women
- For more information: https://www.nnk.gov.hu/index.php/jarvanyugy/modszertani-levelek/2790-2025-az-nngyk-modszertani-levele-a-2025-evi-vedooltasokrol.html
- School-based vaccination in 6th grade (mandatory)
- School-based vaccination in 6th grade (mandatory). A booster dose against tetanus is recommended every 10 years after the dTap vaccination administered at 11 years of age (https://nnk.gov.hu/images/dokumentumok/Feln%C5%91ttek_olt%C3%A1si_aj%C3%A1nl%C3%A1sa_2023_FINAL_CLEAN_20230911.pdf).
- Vaccination offered to pregnant women between 16 and 32 weeks of pregnancy. More information available at: Vacsatc - Vaccine safety | Professional sites | Vaccination methodology letter 2023
- Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B or unknown immune status will be offered a first vaccine dose within 12 hours after birth and simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin in case of HbsAg positive mother. Following vaccine doses are given 1 month later and the third dose, 6 months after first dose.
- School-based vaccination in 7th grade (mandatory)
- Since January 1st, 2017, the meningococcal C vaccine is offered to all children aged under 2 years with 100% reimbursement on a voluntary-based approach.
- School-based vaccination in 6th grade
- Children born after 31 July 2018 (mandatory)
- School-based vaccination in 7th grade (for girls and boys) with 9-valent vaccine, on a voluntary-based approach, free of charge
- Hungary’s recommendation is for children 6–35 months old with chronic pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal or hepatic disease, metabolic disorders or immunosuppression due to disease or treatment
More information available at:
https://egeszsegvonal.gov.hu/maradj-egeszseges/vedooltasok/gyermekkori-oltasok/kotelezo-gyermekkori-vedooltasok/kotelezo-gyermekkori-vedooltasok-osszefoglalasa.html https://egeszsegvonal.gov.hu/maradj-egeszseges/vedooltasok/cikkek-a-vedooltasokrol/ajanlott-nem-kotelezo-felnottkori-oltasok.html
Date of last update: 10 February 2026