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
BirthMonthsYears
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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
HepB9
Cyprus
HepB10
HepB
HepB
HepB
Czech Republic
HepB11
HepB12
HepB
HepB
HepB13
Denmark
HepB14
HepB15
HepB15
HepB15
Estonia
HepB16
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
Finland
HepB17
France
HepB18
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB19
Germany
HepB1
HepB
HepB20
HepB
HepB
HepB
Greece
HepB21
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB22
Hungary
HepB23
HepB24
Iceland
HepB
Ireland
HepB25
HepB
HepB
HepB
Italy
HepB26
HepB
HepB
HepB
Latvia
HepB27
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB28
Liechtenstein
HepB29
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB30
Lithuania
HepB
HepB
HepB
Luxembourg
HepB31
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB32
Malta
HepB31
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB
Netherlands
HepB33
HepB34
HepB
HepB
HepB
Norway
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
HepB
Spain
HepB40
HepB
HepB
HepB
HepB41
Sweden
HepB1
HepB
HepB
HepB42

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. Catch-up at 6th grade for those not vaccinated in infancy (3-doses scheme). Catch-up expected to end after 2018
  10. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be vaccinated and receive HB immunoglobulins within 24 hours after birth
  11. Babies born to HBsAg-positive mothers will be given a first dose within 24 hours after birth by law
  12. 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
  13. 3 doses. if susceptible and no history of vaccination. mandatory for specific at risk groups
  14. 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.
  15. For specific at risk-groups only
  16. Within 12 hours after birth, recommended for babies born from HepB positive mother
  17. risk-groups only (to be given at the earliest age)
  18. 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.
  19. Three doses in a 0, 1, 6 month schedule. From 11 to 15 years, 2 doses in a 0, 6 schedule
  20. optional dosis if monovalent and other combination vaccines are used
  21. 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
  22. Three doses
  23. 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.
  24. School-based vaccination in 7th grade (mandatory)
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. If no previous vaccination. Three doses recommended.
  29. 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
  30. For individuals who have not been vaccinated previously. Can be given at the same time as vaccination against HPV.
  31. Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth
  32. if no history of vaccination
  33. Offered to infants born to a mother infected with hepatitis B
  34. Recommended only in specific circumstances, for example: infants born to a mother not vaccinated against pertussis during pregnancy or infants born to a mother infected with Hepatitis B
  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. 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)
  41. Recommended for previously unvaccinated individuals up to 18 years of age (three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months)
  42. 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-/