Norway: 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
WeeksMonthsYears
63512155711121518
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)1
COVID-192
tuberculosis
BCG3
rotavirus infection
RV1
RV1
diphtheria
D
D
D
D
d
d4
tetanus
TT
TT
TT
TT
TT
TT4
pertussis
acP
acP
acP
acP
acP
acp5
poliomyelitis
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV
IPV4
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Hib
Hib
Hib
hepatitis B
HepB
HepB
HepB
pneumococcal disease
PCV13
PCV13
PCV13
measles
MEAS
MEAS
mumps
MUMPS
MUMPS
rubella
RUBE
RUBE
human papillomavirus infection
HPV (F/M)6

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.fhi.no/en/id/vaccines/coronavirus-immunisation-programme/
  2. for latest information refer to https://www.fhi.no/sv/vaksine/koronavaksinasjonsprogrammet/koronavaksine/
  3. Specific at-risk groups only
  4. Revaccination every 10 years
  5. Revaccination every 10 years. Vaccination during pregnancy. Planned to be funded from Spring 2024. see https://www.fhi.no/va/vaksinasjonsveilederen-for-helsepersonell/vaksinasjon-i-ulike-livsfaser/vaksinasjon-av-gravide-og-ammende/?term=
  6. Gender-neutral (boys and girls) vaccination offered in schools (seventh grade) since 2018. 2-valent


More information available at:
http://www.fhi.no/tema/vaksiner-og-vaksinasjon


All vaccines offered through the Norwegian childhood vaccination program are free of charge.

MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
2006: DTaP at 7 years added to the immunization program in January 2006

2007: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine added to the childhood immunization program in July 2006

2009: HPV vaccine introduced in the immunization program for 12 year old girls in autumn 2009

2009: BCG at 13-15 years discontinued; starting from autumn 2009 BCG is given only to children at birth in defined risk groups

2011: Prevenar 13 replaced Prevenar in April 2011

2013: TdacP at 15 years added to the immunization program in autumn 2013

2014: Rotavirus introduction (2 doses) for all children born from 01 Sept. 2014

2017: Hepatitis B vaccine introduced as part of the Childhood Immunisation Programme for all children born after November 1st 2016. The first doses were given in February 2017 when they are 3 months old. see https://www.fhi.no/en/news/2016/na-innfores-hepatitt-b-vaksinen-i-barnevaksinasjonsprogrammet/

2018: Gender-neutral HPV vaccination

Date of last update: 15 Jan. 2024