Vaccine Scheduler

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Infection: 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

	Weeks	Months														Years
	6	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	11	12	13	15	16	18	19-20	2	4	5	18	≥ 19
Austria	Hib¹		Hib²					Hib³

Belgium		Hib	Hib	Hib								Hib

Bulgaria		Hib⁴	Hib	Hib									Hib⁵

Croatia		Hib		Hib		Hib						Hib

Cyprus		Hib		Hib		Hib								Hib

Czechia		Hib⁶		Hib					Hib										Hib⁷

Denmark			Hib		Hib					Hib

Estonia			Hib	Hib		Hib										Hib

Finland			Hib		Hib					Hib

France		Hib		Hib					Hib

Germany		Hib	Hib⁸	Hib					Hib	Hib⁹

Greece		Hib		Hib		Hib				Hib		Hib			Hib				Hib	Hib

Hungary		Hib	Hib	Hib										Hib

Iceland			Hib		Hib					Hib

Ireland		Hib		Hib		Hib					Hib

Italy		Hib		Hib				Hib

Latvia		Hib		Hib		Hib				Hib

Liechtenstein		Hib		Hib						Hib

Lithuania		Hib		Hib		Hib								Hib

Luxembourg		Hib	Hib¹⁰	Hib					Hib

Malta		Hib	Hib	Hib										Hib

Netherlands		Hib¹¹	Hib		Hib					Hib

Norway			Hib		Hib					Hib

Poland		Hib	Hib		Hib								Hib

Portugal		Hib		Hib		Hib								Hib

Romania		Hib		Hib					Hib

Slovakia		Hib		Hib				Hib

Slovenia			Hib		Hib				Hib

Spain		Hib		Hib					Hib

Sweden			Hib		Hib					Hib

Footnotes:

Primary immunisation with a hexavalent vaccine as soon as possible after the age of 6 weeks (in any case by 3 months of age)
Second dose of a hexavalent vaccine should be given 2 months after the first dose
The third dose of the hexavalent vaccine should be given 6 months after the second dose, at the age of 10–12 months
Routine vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type B infections, and viral hepatitis type B vaccination begins at 6 weeks of age. Second and third doses are given at week 10 and week 14. For children born to mothers vaccinated during pregnancy against pertussis, mandatory immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type B infections, and viral hepatitis type B is carried out from two months of age. Subsequent immunizations are administered no earlier than 4 weeks after the previous dose, at three and four months of age, respectively. For children born to mothers vaccinated during pregnancy against pertussis, mandatory immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type B infections, and viral hepatitis type B is carried out from two months of age. Subsequent immunizations are administered no earlier than 4 weeks after the previous dose, at three and four months of age, respectively.
Not earlier than 12 months after the 3rd dose
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
Recommended for specific risk groups and it´s covered by the health insurance
Optional dose if monovalent and other combination vaccines are used
Number of doses necessary varies according to age
For premature infants (born before 33 weeks) or with a birthweight <1500g, a 3+1 schedule is recommended
This additional vaccination is recommended only for infants at 2 months of age whose mothers were not vaccinated during pregnancy, and in specific circumstances. In all other cases, infants born to mothers vaccinated during pregnancy (at 22 weeks gestation) receive a two-dose primary series at 3 and 5 months of age.