Recommended vaccines
The recommended Childhood Immunisation Programme (fhi.no) for children and adolescents in Norway includes vaccines against twelve different diseases:
- Rotavirus (fhi.no)
- Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), poliomyelitis, Hib-infection and hepatitis B (fhi.no)
- Pneumococcal disease (fhi.no)
- Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR vaccine)(fhi.no)
- Human papilloma virus (HPV) (fhi.no)
- Diphteria, tetanus, whooping cough(pertussis) and poliomyelitis (schoolage)
Children in defined risk groups are also offered the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis in infancy.
All of these diseases can cause life-threatening illnesses or result in severe complications.
The rotavirus vaccine is given orally, while the other vaccines are given by injection.
When and where to vaccinate
Vaccination usually begins when a child is six weeks old. Since several of the diseases affect younger children the hardest, delays should be avoided. The vaccines will be delivered through your local health centre. Booster doses are given when the child has reached school age - through the public health nurse at your childs’ school.