Vaccination programme for children and adolescents

In Finland, vaccinations against eleven diseases, their sequelae and their long-term complications are available to all children and adolescents (Table). Girls are additionally offered the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer. Vaccinations under the national vaccination programme are free of charge.

Vaccination coverage in Finland under the vaccination programme is excellent. Families very rarely refuse childhood vaccinations.

If a child has not received a particular vaccination at a child care clinic, this can be remedied in school health care or student health care.

Table. Vaccination programme for children and adolescents
Age Disease Vaccine
2 months Rotavirus diarrhoea Rotavirus
3 months Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and ear infection Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
3 months Rotavirus diarrhoea> Rotavirus
3 months Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and sepsis 5-in-1 vaccine
(DTaP-IPV-Hib)
5 months Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and ear infection Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
5 months Rotavirus diarrhoea Rotavirus
5 months Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and sepsis 5-in-1 vaccine
(DTaP-IPV-Hib)
12 months Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and ear infection Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
12 months Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and sepsis 5-in-1 vaccine
(DTaP-IPV-Hib)
12 to 18 months * Measles, mumps, rubella MMR
6 months to 6 years Seasonal influenza (annually) Influenza
1,5 - 11 years Chickenpox Chickenpox**
4 years Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio 4-in-1 vaccine
DTaP-IPV
6 years Measles, mumps, rubella MMR
6 or 12 years Chickenpox Chickenpox ***
girls aged 11 to 12 years Cervical cancer HPV
14 to 15 years Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) dtap

 

* The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends that the first MPR vaccine dose be given at the age of 12 months.

** Children who have not had chickenpox 

*** According to the instructions on webpage Vesirokkorokote (Chickenpox vaccine)

Vaccinations for children and adolescents in at-risk groups

 

 

 

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