Vaccine Scheduler

Hepatitis B: 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

	Birth	Months																Years
	Birth	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	15	16	18	19	2	5-6	10	11	12	13	14	15	17	18	≥ 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											HepB³⁰

Malta	HepB³¹		HepB	HepB	HepB											HepB

Netherlands	HepB³²		HepB	HepB		HepB						HepB

Norway				HepB		HepB						HepB

Poland	HepB³³		HepB					HepB

Portugal	HepB		HepB				HepB

Romania	HepB³⁴		HepB		HepB						HepB

Slovakia	HepB³⁵		HepB		HepB					HepB

Slovenia	HepB³⁶			HepB³⁷		HepB³⁷					HepB³⁷								HepB

Spain	HepB³⁸		HepB		HepB						HepB	HepB³⁹

Sweden	HepB¹			HepB		HepB						HepB⁴⁰

Footnotes:

Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose at birth simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin
Minimum interval of 6 month after second dose
Vaccination of specific risk groups (see detailed information https://www.health.belgium.be/fr/avis-8816-vaccination-de-ladulte-contre-lhepatite-b-fiche)
Administration within 24 hours after birth.
When using a monovalent vacine, doses are administered at 1 and 6 months
When using a combination vaccine (e.g. hexavalent vaccine), doses are administered at 2, 3 and 4 months
Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a dose immunoglobulins at birth.
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.
Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be vaccinated and receive HB immunoglobulins within 24 hours after birth
Babies born to HBsAg-positive mothers will be given a first dose within 24 hours after birth by law
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
3 doses. if susceptible and no history of vaccination. mandatory for specific at risk groups
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.
Within 12 hours after birth, recommended for babies born from HepB positive mother
risk-groups only (to be given at the earliest age)
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.
Three doses in a 0, 1, 6 month schedule. From 11 to 15 years, 2 doses in a 0, 6 schedule
optional dosis if monovalent and other combination vaccines are used
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
Three doses
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.
School-based vaccination in 7th grade (mandatory)
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
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.
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.
If no previous vaccination. Three doses recommended.
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
For individuals who have not been vaccinated previously. Can be given at the same time as vaccination against HPV.
For premature infants (born before 33 weeks) or with a birthweight <1500g, a 3+1 schedule is recommended
if no history of vaccination
Babies born to a mother infected with hepatitis B will be offered a first dose at birth
Offered to infants born to a mother infected with hepatitis B
Administration within 24 hours after birth
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
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
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
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
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)
Recommended for previously unvaccinated individuals up to 18 years of age (three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months)
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-/