- Premature infants receive an additional vaccine dose at the age of 3 months; in total they receive 4 doses
- TIV may also be replaced by QIV (quadrivalent) or aTIV (adjuvanted TIV) vaccine
- 3rd dose only for pentavalent rotavirus vaccines
- Booster doses every 10 years. catch-up for those unvaccinated
- The next due Td 10-yearly booster dose should be with a Tdacp vaccine. Subsequent booster doses are to be done with Td vaccines.
- optional dosis if monovalent and other combination vaccines are used
- catch-up for those unvaccinated
- number of doses necessary varies according to age
- one dose recommended, booster doses every 6 years if indicated
- Vaccination from 9 months in specific circumstances. In this case, the second dose should be given as early as possible in the second year of life.
- one dose of measles for those aged 18 years and older and born after 1970 with no vaccination or uncertain vaccination history or only one vaccination during childhood
- Gender-neutral vaccination offered since 2018. Two-dose schedule at 0 and 6 months (if the interval between doses is <6 months, a third dose is recommended).
- Girls-only catch-up vaccination offered to girls aged 14-17 or 15-17 years depending on the vaccines used. Three-dose schedule.
- Annual vaccination
- 2 doses with a minimal and maximum interval of 2 to 6 months respectively between doses.
Vaccination with the inactivated herpes zoster subunit vaccine. see recommendation background paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00103-019-02882-5
More information available at:
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Kommissionen/STIKO/Empfehlungen/Impfempfehlungen_node.html
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/Impfen/Impfkalender/Impfkalender_node.html
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22 August 2019: Launch of the 2019/2020 vaccination schedule
change include updated recommendation for Herpes-Zoster with an inactivated vaccine. see for more info: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2018/Ausgaben/50_18.pdf%3F__blob%3DpublicationFile
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31 August 2017: Publication of the 2017/2018 vaccination schedule
Changes include:
- A decision NOT to implement routine ZOSTER vaccination (immunisation is to be decided on a case-by-case basis)
- A revised policy for FLU vaccination of children aged 2-17 years
- For TETANUS post-exposure prophylaxis - ONLY recommended if a last dose was given more than 10 years ago. This applies to limited, clean wounds
- For HepA/HepB vaccination ; revision of the groups where vaccination is recommended
For more information, please refer to https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2017/Ausgaben/35_17.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
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The German immunisation calendars in 16 foreign languages can be found here:
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/Impfen/Materialien/Impfkalender_mehrsprachig_Uebersicht_tab.html?nn=2709264
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Recommendation for children with underlying medical conditions:
Vaccination recommendations for children with underlying medical conditions or specific health risks currently exist for the following diseases: Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis A and B, influenza, meningococcal infections (groups A, C, W135, Y), and pneumococcal diseases. Specifics of those recommendations can be found in English at: www.stiko.de/en
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Date of last update: 18 Nov. 2019