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Childhood Immunisation Programme

Childhood Immunisation Programme

Information about vaccination of children from birth to 16 years.

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Information for parents and schoolchildren

Article

Updated 16.08.2019

When will your child be offered vaccines?

Here is an overview of when your child will be offered vaccines as part of the Childhood Immunisation Programme.

Article

Published 09.08.2018

Before and after vaccination

Before the vaccination, the public health nurse will ask whether the child is healthy and if there were any reactions after previous vaccines. Most children show little or no reactions to vaccines.

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Article

Published 13.08.2018

Why is vaccination so important?

A vaccine activates our immune system without making us sick. Many dangerous infectious diseases can be prevented in this simple and effective way.

Vaccines in the Childhood Immunisation Programme

Vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis
09.08.18
Vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Hib-infection and hepatitis B
09.08.18
Vaccine against HPV (human papilloma virus)
09.08.18
Vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR vaccine)
09.08.18
Vaccine against pneumococcal disease
09.08.18

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Vaccine overview at helsenorge.no

Check the overview of vaccines given to you and your children (requires secure login)

Booster vaccines

Article

Published 13.08.2018

Adults need booster vaccines every ten years

Not all the vaccines we are given as children give lifelong protection. Some of the vaccines need booster doses in adulthood to maintain protection against disease.

Films

Article

Published 20.03.2017

Films about vaccines and side effects

Here are some films about childhood vaccination that have been translated into English.

News and research findings

News

Published 03.04.2020

High coverage for the Childhood Immunisation Programme in Norway

The vast majority of children and adolescents in Norway receive the vaccines recommended in the Childhood Immunisation Programme.

News

Published 07.06.2019

Continued high uptake for the Childhood Immunisation Programme in Norway

Most children and adolescents receive the recommended vaccines in the Childhood Immunisation Programme, according to coverage statistics for 2017 and 2018.

News

Published 07.04.2017

Record high vaccination coverage of two-year-olds in 2016

More children are being vaccinated and the vast majority of children and young people are taking the vaccines recommended in the Norwegian Childhood Immunisation Programme.

Reports and Brochures

Note

Published 13.11.2018

National plan of action to sustain a poliomyelitis-free status

The plan has been developed so that Norway is prepared for a possible renewed outbreak of wild poliovirus (WPV) or vaccine derived polio virus (VDPV).

Report

Published 19.03.2018

Vaccination of preterm infants against pertussis and pneumococci

This report summarises current knowledge about immunogenicity, effectiveness and safety of vaccination of premature infants against whooping cough and invasive pneumococcal disease.

Brochure

Published 17.06.2016

Vaccination of children against tuberculosis - BCG vaccine

This brochure gives information about vaccination against tuberculosis and is intended for parents who come from countries with a high incidence of the disease.

Projects

Project

Updated 13.12.2019

Children with incomplete vaccine uptake in Norway

The study aims to assess vaccination coverage for children born in Norway to parents from some of the largest immigrant groups resident in Norway.

Project

Updated 08.01.2019

Social contact and vaccine coverage survey, Norway 2016

In this study, we determine the vaccination coverage of several vaccines in the Norwegian population and to identify social contact patterns - who meets who.

Project

Updated 25.02.2019

Varicella zoster virus infections in Norway

The study will calculate the annual number of hospitalisations, primary care consultations and deaths caused by chickenpox and herpes zoster in the Norwegian population.

Childhood Immunisation Programme

Information for parents and schoolchildren

When will your child be offered vaccines?

Before and after vaccination

Why is vaccination so important?

Vaccines in the Childhood Immunisation Programme

Vaccine overview at helsenorge.no

Booster vaccines

Adults need booster vaccines every ten years

Films

Films about vaccines and side effects

News and research findings

High coverage for the Childhood Immunisation Programme in Norway

Continued high uptake for the Childhood Immunisation Programme in Norway

Record high vaccination coverage of two-year-olds in 2016

Reports and Brochures

National plan of action to sustain a poliomyelitis-free status

Vaccination of preterm infants against pertussis and pneumococci

Vaccination of children against tuberculosis - BCG vaccine

Projects

Children with incomplete vaccine uptake in Norway

Social contact and vaccine coverage survey, Norway 2016

Varicella zoster virus infections in Norway

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