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Vaccinations for school children

In Austria, the Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, together with experts from the National Vaccination Committee, issues vaccination recommendations according to which vaccinations should be carried out in order to protect as many children as possible from dangerous infectious diseases.

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Vaccination calendar for school children

Tetanus, measles, mumps & Co - which vaccinations does a child need and at what age do they have to be given in order to adequately protect a child? Here you will find an overview of the vaccination calendar for school children as part of the free children's vaccination program.

You can find detailed information on vaccinations for school children in the current vaccination schedule. Under the vaccination table you will find “generally recommended vaccinations” including recommendations for catch-up vaccinations.

Which diseases do vaccinations protect against?

You can protect your school-age child against the following major diseases with vaccinations:

• Diphtheria *
• Tetanus *
• Whooping cough (pertussis) *
• Polio (polio) *
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) *
• Meningococci (partly *)
• Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE)
• Varicella (chickenpox, wet leaves)
• Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B *
• Influenza (real flu)
• Human papilloma virus (HPV) *

The vaccinations marked with * are available free of charge to all children living in Austria as part of the child vaccination program at the recommended times.

Obligation to inform about vaccinations

There is no compulsory vaccination in Austria. The decision as to whether or not someone wants to be vaccinated rests with themselves or with the person in charge of care and upbringing. In order to be able to reach a decision for or against a vaccination, information and clarification from the doctor are required. Before carrying out the vaccination, doctors are therefore obliged to inform the person being vaccinated (or, before the age of 14, a parent or the person responsible for care and upbringing) about the disease to be prevented and the vaccination.

Whom can I ask?

The implementation of the vaccination program is not carried out uniformly nationwide. Each federal state regulates how and where vaccinations are carried out as part of the free child vaccination program. More information can be obtained from the state medical directorates or the vaccination centers of the federal states.

How are the costs going to be covered?

The costs for vaccinations covered by the free vaccination program are jointly covered by the federal, state and social insurance companies. The BMSGPK website provides information on the free child vaccination program.