Vaccination protects against serious consequences of a rotavirus infection. Children get the vaccine at around six to nine weeks and again at three months after birth. Rotavirus vaccination is available for all children born on or after 1 January 2024.

Starting in 2025, the vaccination schedule has been updated. As requested by the state secretary of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), the Health Council evaluated the vaccination schedule of the National Immunisation Programme to see if there was room for improvement. The Health Council provided an advisory opinion to retain all vaccinations and shift several vaccination times, to offer children even better protection. Below you can read about what was changed and why.