Country Profile: Finland
Recommendations
Children:
Children under the age of 5, at the age of 3, 5 and 12 months
At-risk groups:
At-risk groups including children aged under 5 who have a liquor fistula; a cochlear implant; a chronic respiratory disease; a chronic heart disease (a clinically significant disease causing symptoms); diabetes; spleen failure or splenectomy; HIV infection; other immunodeficiency disorder; children in permanent institutional care
Older adults:
No recommendation
Coverage figures (2021)
Children: 82.00%
At-risk groups: –
Older adults: –
Vaccination advisory body/committee
National Advisory Committee on Vaccination (Kansallinen rokotusasiantuntijaryhmä)
Sources:
National Advisory Committee on Vaccination: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/vaccines-a-to-z/pneumococcal-vaccines/pneumococcal-vaccinations-in-the-national-vaccination-programme
Children
National Advisory Committee on Vaccination: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/vaccines-a-to-z/pneumococcal-vaccines/pneumococcal-vaccinations-in-the-national-vaccination-programme
At-risk groups
National Advisory Committee on Vaccination: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/vaccines-a-to-z/pneumococcal-vaccines/pneumococcal-vaccinations-in-the-national-vaccination-programme
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