Denmark

Comments:

(1) DTaP and IPV are given with Hib in one injection.

(2) Intorduction of PCV7 as from 1 October 2007.

(3) MMR vaccination as a pre-travel vaccine: MMR vaccination can be performed down to the age of 9 month in cases when children visit measles-endemic countries and areas where mealses outbreaks are known to occure. The two-dose vaccination schedule  at 15 month and 4 years should, however, be repeated in cases of children under 12 months of age. Those aged between 12 month and 15 month need only a second MMR dose at 4 years.

(4) Vacination against hepatitis B is recommended to children with HBsAg-positive mothers starting at birth with both hepatitis B immunoglobullin and one dose of HepB. The course of HepB continues at 1, 2 and 12 months.

(5) IPV and dTaP are given in one injection.

(6) Offered to girls only. Presented 1 January 2009 as a free of charge vaccine for girls borne in 1996 and onward.