Vaccine Scheduler

Tetanus: 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	6	8	10	11	12	13	15	16	18	19-20	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	24	25	30	45	59	60	61	64	65	≥ 66
Austria		TT	TT					TT¹												TT									TT²										TT³

Belgium	TT	TT	TT								TT							TT									TT				TT⁴

Bulgaria	TT	TT	TT									TT⁵							TT						TT					TT				TT⁶

Croatia	TT		TT		TT						TT								TT⁷								TT⁸					TT	TT					TT

Cyprus	TT		TT		TT								TT				TT							TT										TT⁶

Czechia		TT⁹	TT					TT										TT					TT								TT¹⁰							TT

Denmark		TT		TT					TT									TT

Estonia		TT	TT		TT										TT				TT									TT						TT⁶

Finland		TT		TT					TT								TT										TT							TT¹¹		TT					TT¹²

France	TT		TT					TT											TT					TT										TT¹³		TT					TT¹⁴

Germany	TT	TT	TT					TT	TT									TT				TT									TT¹⁵

Greece	TT		TT		TT				TT		TT			TT			TT			TT				TT		TT						TT¹⁶

Hungary	TT	TT	TT										TT						TT					TT¹⁷

Iceland		TT		TT					TT								TT										TT¹⁸

Ireland	TT		TT		TT												TT								TT						TT¹⁹

Italy	TT		TT				TT											TT							TT							TT²⁰

Latvia	TT		TT		TT				TT											TT²¹							TT							TT²²

Liechtenstein	TT		TT						TT								TT²³				TT			TT										TT²⁴		TT²⁴					TT²⁴

Lithuania	TT		TT		TT								TT						TT									TT²⁵

Luxembourg	TT	TT²⁶	TT					TT										TT										TT²⁷

Malta	TT	TT	TT										TT														TT

Netherlands	TT	TT		TT					TT									TT²⁸									TT²⁹				TT³⁰

Norway		TT		TT					TT											TT								TT						TT³¹

Poland	TT	TT		TT								TT							TT								TT					TT³²

Portugal	TT		TT		TT								TT					TT					TT											TT³³

Romania	TT		TT					TT											TT								TT

Slovakia	TT		TT				TT											TT							TT										TT³⁴

Slovenia		TT		TT				TT													TT							TT						TT³⁵

Spain	TT		TT					TT											TT								TT	TT³⁶													TT³⁷

Sweden		TT		TT					TT									TT									TT³⁸				TT³⁹

Footnotes:

Minimum interval of 6 month after second dose
dTaP-IPV every 10 years
dTaP every 5 years
One dose of dTTaP every 10 years for adults after receiving the childhood immunisation schedule. Vaccination of expectant mothers during every pregnancy with a pertussis-containing vaccine in week 24 to week 32 of pregnancy. dTTaP boosters are funded for all pregnant women nationally. However, these booster doses are only offered for free in other adults in Flanders region.
Not earlier than 12 months after the 3rd dose
Subsequent Td booster every 10 years
DTaP or dTap.
Given to students in grade 8
The first dose of hexavalent vaccine is given from the end of the 2nd month of life, at intervals of two months between the first and the second dose, and the third dose given between the eleventh and thirteenth months of the child's age
Booster dose for person between 25th and 26th years of age; next booster dose every 10 - 15 years
Thereafter Td booster every 10 years with or without vaccination against poliomyelitis (IPV) in case of travel to endemic areas and when previous IPV dose was given more than 5 years before
Then every 10 years.
dTacp-IPV or dTT-IPV if last dTacp-IPV received in the previous 5 years
dTT-IPV every 10 years from 65 years of age
Booster doses every 10 years. catch-up for those unvaccinated
Td booster every 10 years. One of the booster dose should be with Tdacp or Tdacp-IPV
School-based vaccination in 6th grade (mandatory)
Td vaccine to be repeated every 10 years in case of wound injury or travel to diphtheria endemic countries. The use of a dTap vaccine is recommended to increase immunity against pertussis in the community.
Tdap - Vaccination for pregnant women between 16-36 weeks gestation.
Tdap is recommended every 10 years from age 19, and also for pregnant women in the third trimester (ideally 28 weeks)
Six-year-old children may be vaccinated with vaccinations for 7-year-old children, if the child is beginning to study in an educational institution.
Subsequent Td boosters every 10 years. For some risk-groups boosters are more frequently recommended.
A lower dose of diphtheria toxoid (d) and whooping cough (ap) can also be used (dTap) The pertussis booster provided between the ages of 4 and 7 years should be administered no later than school entry.
Booster at 25 years (dTap), 45 years (dT) and 65 years (dT), and then every 10 years (dT)
Subsequent booster doses every 5-10 years
For premature infants (born before 33 weeks) or with a birthweight <1500g, a 3+1 schedule is recommended
Subsequent Tdacp-IPV booster every 10 years
starting cohort 2021
starting cohort 2016
Recommended for pregnant women from 22 weeks gestation
Revaccination every 10 years
Should not be given earlier than 5 years after the previous dose
Adult Td booster at ages 25, 45 and 65, thereafter every 10 years. Tdap vaccination recommended during pregnancy between 20 to 36 weeks of gestation
Subsequent Td boosters every 15 years
Td booster every 10 years
Repeat for pregnant women starting from week 27 of the pregnancy (preferably at week 27 or 28)
One dose at around 65 years of age if primary course completed. For additional information on catch-up vaccinations prior to 65 years of age, refer to specific recommendations available at https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/vacunaciones/comoTrabajamos/difteria-tetanos-tosferina.htm
Given to 8-9 grade students.
For adults above 18 years, dT Booster doses are recommended every 20 years (not funded by the National Health system)