Vaccinations
The Vaccinations service enables you to check the vaccination status of both yourself and your children under the age of 16.
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. Both doses of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio are recommended for adults every 10 years.
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 center. Booster doses are given when the child has reached school age - through the public health nurse at your childs’ school.
Vaccination in Norway is not mandatory.
The vaccines included in the childhood vaccination program is an offer free of charge up to 20 years of age.