Questions and answers about the Adult Immunisation Programme
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On this page you can find common questions and answers about the Adult Immunisation Programme.
The Adult Immunisation Programme is offering vaccines to adults and children who, due to age or health conditions, are at increased risk of developing serious illness from influenza, COVID-19, or pneumococcal disease. The municipalities are responsible for ensuring that these groups are offered vaccines against the mentioned diseases.
The vaccines against coronavirus and influenza are offered to everyone aged 65 and over, as well as to adults and children in risk groups. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health recommends that those aged 75 and older should receive the vaccine against coronavirus, but individuals aged 65–74 may also receive it through the programme if they wish.
The vaccine against pneumococcal disease is offered in the year you turn 65. The first cohort to receive this offer consists of those born in 1960. If you were born in 1960 and do not take advantage of the offer this year, you retain the right to receive the vaccine later.
The goal of vaccination is to prevent illness and death.
It is a goal that as many people as possible are aware of the offer of vaccines in the Adult Immunisation Programme. Therefore, a reminder system has been established to notify unvaccinated individuals. Reminders in the form of notifications are sent out from Helsenorge in mid-November. Notifications are only sent to unvaccinated individuals who meet the age indication for vaccination.
In autumn 2025, this will apply to unvaccinated individuals in the following groups:
- The coronavirus vaccine: 75 years and older (the reminder is not sent to everyone over 65 years, as the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s recommendation applies from age 75)
- Influenza vaccine: 65 years and older
- Pneumococcal vaccine: Individuals born in 1960
You must log in to Helsenorge to view the content of the notification.
The reminder is automatically generated and based on information about missing vaccinations in the national vaccination register SYSVAK. No individuals have access to your personal information.
If you do not wish to receive reminders about missing vaccinations, you can change this under Notifications from Helsenorge on helsenorge.no.
It may take some time from when you receive the vaccine until it is registered at Helsenorge. If your vaccinations have not been registered, you must contact the place where you received the vaccine and check whether they have registered the information.
You decide whether you wish to receive the vaccines. All immunisation in Norway is voluntary.
It is the municipalities that determine how much you must pay for the vaccines offered in the Adult Immunisation Programme, but the Norwegian Directorate of Health has provided recommended prices for co-payment. You can find information about vaccine prices in your municipality by visiting the municipal website or contacting your GP.
Prices may vary from year to year. The Directorate of Health recommends that municipalities do not charge more than the following rates for co-payment for vaccines and immunisation:
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Type of vaccination |
Recommended co-payment (kr) |
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Seasonal influenza* |
301 |
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Coronavirus |
110 |
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Coronavirus - vaccine given concurrently with another vaccine |
85 |
|
Pneumococcal disease |
110 |
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Pneumococcal disease - vaccine given concurrently with another vaccie |
85 |
*The municipality may not add a surcharge to the vaccine price when reselling to the vaccinator.
To read more about recommended prices for immunisation in the Adult Immunisation Programme, you can visit the Directorate of Health’s website (only in Norwegian): Egenbetaling for vaksine og vaksinasjon i voksenvaksinasjonsprogrammet (helsedirektoratet.no).
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has compiled information about the vaccines in the Adult Immunisation Programme on its website Vaccines in the Adult Immunisation Programme.