Hepatitis B: Recommended vaccinations
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  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
BirthWeeksMonthsYears
412345678101112131516181925-61011121314151718≥ 19
Austria
HepB1
HepB
HepB
HepB2
Belgium
HepB1
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB3
Bulgaria
HepB4
HepB5
HepB6
HepB6
HepB6
HepB5
Croatia
HepB7
HepB
HepB8
HepB
Cyprus
HepB9
HepB
HepB
HepB
Czechia
HepB10
HepB11
HepB
HepB
HepB12
Denmark
HepB13
HepB
HepB
HepB
Estonia
HepB14
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
Finland
HepB15
France
HepB16
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB17
Germany
HepB1
HepB
HepB18
HepB
HepB
HepB
Greece
HepB19
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB20
Hungary
HepB21
HepB22
Iceland
HepB
Ireland
HepB23
HepB
HepB
HepB
Italy
HepB24
HepB
HepB
HepB
Latvia
HepB25
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB26
Liechtenstein
HepB27
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB28
Lithuania
HepB
HepB
HepB
Luxembourg
HepB1
HepB
HepB29
HepB
HepB
HepB30
Malta
HepB31
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
Netherlands
HepB32
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
Norway
HepB33
HepB34
HepB
HepB
HepB
Poland
HepB35
HepB
HepB
Portugal
HepB
HepB
HepB
Romania
HepB36
HepB
HepB
HepB
Slovakia
HepB37
HepB
HepB
HepB
Slovenia
HepB38
HepB39
HepB39
HepB39
HepB40
Spain
HepB41
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB42
Sweden
HepB43
HepB44
HepB
HepB
HepB45

Footnotes:

  1. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin
  2. Minimum interval of 6 month after second dose
  3. Vaccination of specific risk groups (see detailed information https://www.health.belgium.be/fr/avis-8816-vaccination-de-ladulte-contre-lhepatite-b-fiche)
  4. Administration within 24 hours after birth.
  5. When using a monovalent vacine, doses are administered at 1 and 6 months
  6. When using a combination vaccine (e.g. hexavalent vaccine), doses are administered at 2, 3 and 4 months
  7. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose immunoglobulins at birth.
  8. The second dose of HepB is given either at four or at six months of age (as part of the hexavalent vaccine). The pentavalent vaccine is administered either at four or at six months of age instead of the hexavalent.
  9. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be vaccinated and receive HB immunoglobulins within 24 hours after birth
  10. Babies born to HBsAg-positive mothers will be given a first dose within 24 hours after birth by law
  11. 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
  12. 3 doses. if susceptible and no history of vaccination. mandatory for specific at risk groups
  13. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first vaccine dose at birth simultaneously with HepB immunoglobulin. Following vaccine doses are given at one month, 2 month and 12 month of age.
  14. Within 12 hours after birth, recommended for babies born from HepB positive mother
  15. risk-groups only (to be given at the earliest age)
  16. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin, one month of age and 6 month of age. Four doses scheme (0-1-2-6 months) for premature <32 weeks or less than 2 kg. This intervention shall be evaluated at 9 month of age through HBs Ag and anti-HBs antibodies testing, preferably one to four month after the last vaccine dose.
  17. Three doses in a 0, 1, 6 month schedule. From 11 to 15 years, 2 doses in a 0, 6 schedule
  18. optional dosis if monovalent and other combination vaccines are used
  19. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B (or with unknown status) will be offered a first vaccine dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin. More details on follow-up schedule are available at: http://www.infovac.gr/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/%CE%95%CE%98%CE%9D%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%9F-%CE%A0%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%93%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%9C%CE%9C%CE%91-%CE%95%CE%9C%CE%92%CE%9F%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%9C%CE%A9%CE%9D-%CE%A0%CE%91%CE%94%CE%99%CE%A9%CE%9D-%CE%95%CE%A6%CE%97%CE%92%CE%A9%CE%9D-2019.pdf
  20. Three doses
  21. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B or unknown immune status will be offered a first vaccine dose within 12 hours after birth and simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin in case of HbsAg positive mother. Following vaccine doses are given 1 month later and the third dose, 6 months after first dose.
  22. School-based vaccination in 7th grade (mandatory)
  23. All babies born to these mothers should receive hepatitis B vaccine at 0, 2, 4 and 6 months and also HBIG as soon as possible ideally within 24 hours of birth, but no later than 7 days
  24. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first vaccine dose within 12-24 hours after birth and simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin. The following and second vaccine dose is given 4 weeks apart from the first. Starting from the third dose, which is given from 61 days of life onwards, the vaccination calendar schedule including the combined hexavalent vaccine should be used.
  25. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B or unknown immune status will be offered a first dose within 12 hours after birth. Vaccine administered according to indications.
  26. If no previous vaccination. Three doses recommended.
  27. Babies born of HBsAg positive mothers: 1st dose of monovalent vaccine and HB immunoglobulins administered at birth. Monovalent vaccine to be used also for the 2nd dose at 1 month of age, hexavalent combination vaccine can be used for the 3rd and 4th doses at 2 and 12 months of age
  28. For individuals who have not been vaccinated previously. Can be given at the same time as vaccination against HPV.
  29. For premature infants (born before 33 weeks) or with a birthweight <1500g, a 3+1 schedule is recommended
  30. if no history of vaccination
  31. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth
  32. Offered to infants born to a mother infected with hepatitis B
  33. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin.
  34. A second vaccine dose is given at age 4 weeks to those babies born to mothers infected with hepatitis B. These infants thereafter follow the national vaccination programme.
  35. Administration within 24 hours after birth
  36. Within 24 hours after birth. In the event that the vaccine against Hepatitis B is not available, a different schedule applies for babies born of HBsAG positive mothers. More information available at: http://www.cnscbt.ro/index.php/calendarul-national-de-vaccinare
  37. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin, and two additional doses: one at 1 month and one at 6 months
  38. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B: first dose within 12 hours from birth, then at one month of age, three months of age, five months of age and 11-18 months of age
  39. Introduced in 2020 for babies born from October 2019. More information available at: https://www.nijz.si/sl/v-letu-2020-sprememba-pri-cepljenju-dojenckov
  40. Administered to the cohort of children that was vaccinated with 5-valent vaccine (before the introduction of the hexavalent in 2020).
  41. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth, 2, 4 and 11 months of age and HB immunoglobulin at birth (first 24 hours of life)
  42. Recommended for previously unvaccinated individuals up to 18 years of age (three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months)
  43. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth.
  44. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B are recommended a dose at birth and at 1 month of age, before continuing with the standard recommended schedule (with doses at 3, 5 and 12 months of age). More information: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-vaccination-mot-hepatit-b-/?pub=56936
  45. Vaccination against hepatitis B is recommended for children up to 18 years belonging to certain risk groups. For more information, please visit: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-och-material/publikationsarkiv/r/rekommendationer-om-vaccination-mot-hepatit-b-/