Vaccine Scheduler

Austria: 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

	Months												Years
	2	3	4-5	7	10	11	12	13	14	15	20	23	5	7-9	10	11-12	13	16	18
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)													COVID-19²

rotavirus infection	ROTA³

diphtheria		D	D			D⁴								d				d⁵
tetanus		TT	TT			TT⁴								TT				TT⁵
pertussis		acP	acP			acP⁴								acP				acp⁶
poliomyelitis		IPV	IPV			IPV⁴								IPV				IPV⁵
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection		Hib	Hib			Hib⁴
hepatitis B		HepB	HepB			HepB⁴

pneumococcal disease		PCV	PCV				PCV⁷

meningococcal disease¹		MenB⁸	MenB⁸					MCV4/MenB								MCV4

measles					MEAS⁹
mumps					MUMPS⁹
rubella					RUBE⁹

varicella							VAR¹⁰

human papillomavirus infection															HPV (F/M)¹¹

influenza				IIV¹²

hepatitis A								HepA¹³

tick-borne encephalitis								TBE¹⁴	TBE¹⁴		TBE¹⁴			TBE¹⁴

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For specific MenB recommendation, please refer to the 2018 immunisation policy at https://www.bmgf.gv.at/home/Impfpla
https://www.sozialministerium.at/Corona-Schutzimpfung/Corona-Schutzimpfung---Durchfuehrung-und-Organisation.html
Two or three doses depending on the vaccine used (3rd dose only for pentavalent rotavirus vaccines). Age limit of vaccination either 24 weeks of age (monovalent rotavirus vaccine) or 32 weeks of age (pentavalent rotavirus vaccine)
Minimum interval of 6 month after second dose
dTaP-IPV every 10 years
dTaP-IPV every 10 years. Vaccination offered to pregnant women, preferably in the 3rd trimester (27th-36th week of pregnancy), independent from the interval to the last vaccination against pertussis.
Minimum interval of 7 months after the second dose
Please refer to official recommendations for timing and number of doses required according to age. For infants, 3 doses from 3 months of age with at least one month interval - Booster between 13-15 months.
If the first dose is given in the first year of life, the recommended interval between the doses is 3 months (minimal interval 4 weeks). If the first dose of MMR is given after the first birthday, the second dose is recommended as early as possible with a minimal interval of 4 weeks.
Two doses with minimum interval of 4 weeks.
Gender-neutral (boys and girls) vaccination offered. Two doses with at least 6 months interval. Nine-valent vaccine recommended. catch-up until 21 years of age possible and free of charge from 01.02.2023, 2 doses. 3 doses from 21 years of age, catch-up until 30 years.
Initial vaccination consists of 2 doses 4 weeks apart until 9 years, thereafter annual vaccination recommended
2 doses at min. 6 months apart. to be done ahead of entry into nursery.
Primary immunisation with 3 doses (0/1-3month/5-12 months). Booster after 3 years and every 5 years until age of 60 years. Then booster every 3 years.

More information available at:
https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Impfplan-%C3%96sterreich.html https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Kostenfreies-Kinderimpfprogramm.html https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Impfempfehlungen-Allgemein/Empfehlung-f%C3%BCr-Gesundheitspersonal.html

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For a full details on catch-up vaccination and additional information please refer to the 2023 National Immunisation Schedule for Austria
https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Impfen/Impfplan-%C3%96sterreich.html

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Date of last update: 12 April 2024.

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