Vaccination against infectious diseases in the Czech Republic
Regular, special and emergency vaccinations against infectious diseases are provided to insured persons under the obligation of such persons to accept needed care. Vaccinations are provided free-of-charge.
The obligation to allow oneself to be vaccinated applies to the following persons:
- a natural person who is a permanent resident in the Czech Republic, - a foreign national who has been granted permanent residency status in the Czech Republic, - a foreign national who is entitled to permanent residence in the Czech Republic, - a foreign national who has been granted temporary residence in the Czech Republic for a period longer than 90 days or who is entitled to reside in the Czech Republic for a period longer than 90 days.Children can only attend a nursery or preschool if they have received the required regular vaccinations, have evidence of immunity against a particular disease or evidence that they cannot be vaccinated due to a permanent contraindication (a prohibition against vaccination for health reasons).
Vaccination calendar| Child’s age of vaccination | Legitimate vaccination | Recommended vaccination | ||
| Disease | Vaccine | Disease | Vaccine | |
| from the 4th day till the 6th week | tuberculosis (only for high-risk children with indications) | BCG vaccine SSI | ||
| from the 6th week | rotavirus disease | Rotarix, Rotateq (1st dose) | ||
from the 9th week |
diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and diseases caused by Haemophilus Influenzae type B | Infanrix hexa (1st dose) | invasive pneumococcal disease* | Prevenar 13 or Synflorix (1st dose) | invasive meningococcal disease* | Bexsero (group B) (1st dose) | invasive meningococcal disease* | Nimenrix (gr. A,C,W-135 and Y) (1st dose) | from the 10th week | rotavirus disease | Rotarix or Rotateq (2nd dose) | from the 14th week | rotavirus disease | Rotateq (3rd dose) |
| from the 17th week | diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and diseases caused by Haemophilus Influenzae type B | Infanrix hexa (2nd dose) | invasive pneumococcal disease* | Prevenar 13 or Synflorix (2nd dose) |
| invasive meningococcal disease* | Bexsero (2nd dose) | |||
| invasive meningococcal disease | Nimenrix (2nd dose) | |||
| from 6th month | invasive meningococcal disease | Nimenrix (3rd dose) | ||
| influenza (high-risk children with chronic disease) | Vexigrip Tetra (2 doses at least 4 weeks apart in 1st autumn, only 1 dose in other autumns) | |||
| from 10th month | diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and diseases caused by Haemophilus Influenzae type B | Infanrix hexa (3rd dose) | invasive pneumococcal disease * | Prevenar 13 or Synflorix (3rd dose) |
| invasive meningococcal disease* | Bexsero (3rd dose) | |||
| during 2nd year of life | invasive meningococcal disease* | Nimenrix (if not given during infanthood; only 1 dose necessary) | ||
| from 12th month | tick-borne encephalitis | FSME or Encepur (primary series of 3 doses through c.1 year) | ||
| hepatitis A | Havrix 720 or Vaqta (2 doses 6 - 12/18 months apart) | |||
| varicella | Varilrix (2 doses 6 weeks apart) | |||
| 13th - 18th month | measles, mumps, rubella | M-M-RVAXPRO (1st dose) | ||
| 5th – 6th year | diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough | Boostrix (booster) | ||
| measles, mumps, rubella | M-M-RVAXPRO (2nd dose) | |||
| 10th – 11th year | diphteria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis | Adacel-Polio (booster) | ||
| 13th - 14th year | human papillomavirus disease* | Cervarix, Silgard, Gardasil 9 (always 2 doses 6 months apart) | ||
| 14th - 15th year | invasive disease* | Bexsero (gr.B) (2 doses 2 months apart) | (gr. A,C,W-135, Y) | meningococcal Nimenrix (1 dose) |
* paid by health insurance
Legitimate vaccination is fully covered by the state. In the context of compulsory vaccination, you can use a different vaccine endorsed by the Ministry of Health (in accordance with section 47 of Act No. 258/2000 concerning the protection of public health). This vaccine must be registered in the Czech Republic and then paid for by a parent.
Specification of vaccines
BCG-VACCINE SSI
BEXSERO
BOOSTRIX POLIO
CERVARIX
FSME-IMMUN 0,25 ml BAXTER
FSME-IMMUN 0,5 ml BAXTER
HAVRIX 1440 a HAVRIX 720 Junior Monodose
HEXACIMA
INFANRIX
INFANRIX HEXA
IXIARO
MENVEO
NIMENRIX
PREVENAR 13
PRIORIX
PRIORIX-TETRA
ROTARIX
SILGARD
SYNFLORIX
TYPHIM-Vi
VARILRIX
VAXIGRIP