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 Abbreviations
The German Childhood Vaccination Schedule
DTaP IPV Hib HepB PCV7 MenC MMR Var dTaP HPV
At birth Yes1+3
2 month Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes
3 months Yes1 Yes1+2 Yes1+2 Yes1+2 Yes
4 months Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes
11-14 months Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes   Yes6 Yes
11-23 months   Yes5
15-23 months Yes6 Yes6
5-6 years         Yes  
9-17 years Yes Yes4   Yes7 Yes  
12-17 years         Yes8
The German Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 27 July 2009
1 Given at least 4 weeks apart with a required minimum of six months between final (11-14 months dose) and penultimate dose.
2 Given only if administered as a combination vaccine containing a pertussis component (aP), otherwise the second dose is recommended at the age of 4 months.
3 Recommended for newborns of HbsAg positive mothers or to mothers with unknown HbsAg status.
4 Primary HepB vaccination for previously unvaccinated persons and completion of the course is recommended in those incompletely vaccinated.
5 One dose in the 2nd year of life; should not be administered simultaneously with MMR + monovalent Varicella vaccine or MMRV vaccine.
6 Minimum interval of 4-6 weeks required between doses.
7 Recommended for those not previously vaccinated against or ill with varicella.
8 Recommended for females and given as a three dose regime at a 0-2-6 month schedule.
Additional comments
Use of combined vaccines is generally recommended. All physician contacts should be used to verify vaccination status and administer any outstanding vaccines irrespective of the vaccination dates listed in the table.

dT vaccination is recommended every 10 years after the age of 18 years.
One dose of ap vaccination is recommended after the age of 18 years (together with the next scheduled dT-vaccination as dTap).

Historic changes
2007: Introduction of human papilloma vaccine in German childhood vaccination schedule in March 2007.
2006: Introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine and the meningococcal serogroup C vaccine in the German childhood vaccination schedule in July 2006.

This summary chart is adapted from the national vaccination schedule for Germany, recommended by the German Standing Committee on Vaccination. More information on the childhood vaccination schedule in Germany is available here.