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
6351215571112151845≥ 65
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
PPSV236
measles
MEAS
MEAS
mumps
MUMPS
MUMPS
rubella
RUBE
RUBE
human papillomavirus infection
HPV (F/M)7
influenza
IIV4

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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. Maternal vaccination against pertussis will be implemented in May 2024. Recommendation for gestational vaccination in week 24, but catch-up vaccination can be accommodated until birth. More information available at: https://www.fhi.no/va/kikhostevaksine-til-gravide/ and https://www.fhi.no/contentassets/944632814cbc4260bac97a49924b7884/vedlegg/infoark-engelsk-kikhostevaksine-gravide.pdf
  6. One dose if not vaccinated in the previous 10 years. Reimbursed for some at-risk groups. https://www.fhi.no/nettpub/vaksinasjonsveilederen-for-helsepersonell/vaksiner-mot-de-enkelte-sykdommene/pneumokokkvaksinasjon---veileder-fo/
  7. 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: 12 April 2024.