Vaccine Scheduler

Herpes Zoster: 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

	Years
	18	50	60	64	65	74	75	≥ 76
Austria		ZOS

Belgium			ZOS¹

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus			ZOS²

Czechia		ZOS

Denmark

Estonia					ZOS

Finland

France					ZOS³

Germany			ZOS⁴

Greece	ZOS⁵			ZOS⁶

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy					ZOS⁷

Latvia

Liechtenstein					ZOS

Lithuania

Luxembourg	ZOS⁸				ZOS⁹

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain	ZOS¹⁰				ZOS¹¹

Sweden

Footnotes:

https://www.health.belgium.be/sites/default/files/uploads/fields/fpshealth_theme_file/20220906_css-9684_herpes_zoster_vweb.pdf
May include two doses depending on the vaccine product, in which case are administered two months apart.
for further information, please consult: http://www.hcsp.fr/explore.cgi/avisrapportsdomaine?clefr=389
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
2 doses (RZV vaccine) in immunocompromised with 2 or more episodes of herpes-zoster
ZVL for 60-75 years, RZV for immunocompromised
1 or 2 doses depending on the vaccine used
for immunosuppressed or ahead of period of immunosuppression. 2 doses 1-2 months apart.
2 doses 6-8 months apart
Recommended for adults with certain risk conditions. Two doses with a minimal interval of 2 months between doses. Vaccination with the inactivated herpes zoster subunit vaccine. Additional information available: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/programasDeVacunacion/docs/HerpesZoster_RecomendacionesVacunacion.pdf
Two doses with a minimal interval of 2 months between doses. Vaccination with the inactivated herpes zoster subunit vaccine. Additional information available: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/promocionPrevencion/vacunaciones/programasDeVacunacion/docs/HerpesZoster_RecomendacionesVacunacion.pdf