Country Profile: Lithuania
Recommendations
Children:
Children aged 2 to 15 months
At-risk groups:
At-risk groups aged 2-18 with specific conditions (see References), plus all adults over 18 with underlying health conditions including chronic kidney disease; nephrotic syndrome; persons undergoing dialysis or peritoneal dialysis; patients with tumors; after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; after transplantation of parenchymal organs; rheumatic diseases; liver fibrosis and cirrhosis; hyposplenism and congenital asplenia; cerebrospinal fluid leakage; cochlear implants; HIV; androgenic immunosuppression; immunodeficiency; diabetes; chronic
heart diseases; COPD
Older adults:
No recommendation
Coverage figures (2021)
Children: 82.29%
At-risk groups: –
Older adults: –
Vaccination advisory body/committee
Board for Coordination of National Immunization Programme
Sources:
ECDC vaccine scheduler: https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc.europa.eu/Scheduler/ByDisease?SelectedDiseaseId=25&SelectedCountryIdByDisease=120
National Public Health Centre: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/lt/d-u-k/dazniausiai-uzduodami-klausimai-apie-uzkreciamasias-ligas/pneumokokine-infekcija-2
Children
ECDC vaccine scheduler: https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc.europa.eu/Scheduler/ByDisease?SelectedDiseaseId=25&SelectedCountryIdByDisease=120
At-risk groups
National Public Health Centre: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/lt/d-u-k/dazniausiai-uzduodami-klausimai-apie-uzkreciamasias-ligas/pneumokokine-infekcija-2
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