The National Immunisation Programme protects children against serious infectious diseases for almost 70 years. Read about these diseases and why it is important to vaccinate against them.
If you are pregnant
- Maternal whooping cough vaccination (22 week vaccination)
The maternal whooping cough vaccination protects you and your baby against whooping cough (pertussis). - Flu
Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious consequences from flu. If you get the flu vaccine during pregnancy, the baby is less likely to get the flu after being born.
Baby and toddler (0-2 years)
- Rota to protect against rotavirus infections
- DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV to protect against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, Haemophilus influenza type B, and hepatitis B
- Pneu to protect against pneumococcal disease
- MMR to protect against mumps, measles, and rubella
- MenACWY to protect against meningococcal disease types A, C, W and Y
Child and teen (2-18 years)
Changes in 2025
As of 1 January 2025, the vaccination schedule been updated. See what has changed and why.
More about the changes in 2025
Vaccination schedule 2025
Check when your child will be offered the various vaccinations.
The 2025 vaccination schedule
Steffie
Steffie explains in easy language how vaccination works. Available in Dutch, English, Arabic, Farsi, Polish, Somali, Tigrinya, Turkish and Ukrainian.
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