Vaccine Scheduler

Lithuania: 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
	Birth	1	2	3	4	5	6	12	15	16	18	5	6-7	11	15-16	18
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)												COVID-19¹

tuberculosis	BCG

rotavirus infection			ROTA		ROTA		ROTA

diphtheria			D		D		D				D		D		d²
tetanus			TT		TT		TT				TT		TT		TT²
pertussis			acP		acP		acP				acP		acP		acp	acp³
poliomyelitis			IPV		IPV		IPV				IPV		IPV
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection			Hib		Hib		Hib				Hib
hepatitis B	HepB	HepB					HepB

pneumococcal disease			PCV		PCV			PCV⁴

meningococcal disease				MenB		MenB		MenB⁴

measles									MEAS				MEAS
mumps									MUMPS				MUMPS
rubella									RUBE				RUBE

human papillomavirus infection														HPV9 (F/M)⁵	HPV9(F)⁶

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Subsequent booster doses every 5-10 years
Vaccination during pregnancy (introduced March 2023)
Can be administered concomitantly with MMR
Boys are vaccinated as part of the immunization program with a two-dose schedule (6 months a part). Girls are vaccinated with a three-dose schedule at 0, 1-2 and 6 months. Two doses are free while the third dose is not funded.
Catch up vaccination for females who missed the HPV vaccination at age 11 to 12.

More information available at:
https://sam.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/visuomenes-sveikatos-prieziura/uzkreciamuju-ligu-valdymas/skiepai https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/64b65e3023ca11e9bf1ef395f41d6fbc/asr https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/333a8c10ab9211e88f64a5ecc703f89b https://sam.lrv.lt/uploads/sam/documents/files/Veiklos_sritys/visuomenes-sveikatos-prieziura/skiepai/A5-Suaugusiuju-skiepijimo-Lietuvoje-rekomendacijos_2022%20r.pdf

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MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
1964: Measles vaccination introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1981: Mumps vaccination introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1992: Rubella vaccination introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1996: One dose of MMR vaccination recommended at 15 months while measles and mumps vaccination recommended at 12 years.
1998: Two dose MMR regimen recommended at 15 months (MMR1) and 12 years (MMR2) of age.
2002: Age of MMR2 vaccination lowered to 6-7 years of age
2014: MMR2 catch-up programme introduced for children 12 years of age and HepB for children at 12 years of age not vaccinated.
2014: Pneumococcal disease vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2015: Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule for 15-16 year-old adolescents
2016: Human papilloma virus vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2018: Meningococcal disease vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2018: Rotavirus disease vaccination introduced in the national childhood immunisation schedule
2023: HPV 9 valent as gender neutral vaccination (1 Feb 2023)

The following are vaccinations recommended to all above 18 years: diphtheria/tetanus (booster dose every 5-10 years), influenza (every year), pneumococcal disease, tick-borne encephalitis, varicella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus infection and meningococcal disease.

for more information on the adult programme please refer to https://sam.lrv.lt/uploads/sam/documents/files/Veiklos_sritys/visuomenes-sveikatos-prieziura/skiepai/A5-Suaugusiuju-skiepijimo-Lietuvoje-rekomendacijos_2022%20r.pdf
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Date of last update: 16 Jan 2024
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