Recommended catch-up vaccination in children and adolescents who lack basic immunization (GI):
- Unvaccinated person: use table for current age (see “Repeat vaccinations (children and adolescents)” if applicable).
- Partially vaccinated person: use table for age at first vaccination with the appropriate antigen.
Recommended catch-up vaccinations in adults (18 years and older)
| Vaccination | Minimum interval from previous vaccination(in months) | Vaccination interval (years) | |||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | every 10 years | |
| Tetanus (T) | N1 | N2 | N3 | A | |
| Diphtheria (T) | N1 | N2 | N3 | A | |
| Pertussis (T)a | N1 | A1 (one-time) | |||
| Poliomyelitis (T)(note special info). | N1 | N2 | N3 | A1 (one-time) | |
| Measles (L) for those born after 1970 | N1 | ||||
| Rubella (L) (♀ of childbearing age) b | N1 | N2 | |||
| Varicella (L) for seronegative women of childbearing potential | N1 | N2 | |||
| Pneumococcal for adults ≥ 60 years of age | N1 | Repeat vaccination only after individual indication (after 6 years at the earliest) | |||
| Herpes zoster for adults≥ 60 yearsC | N1 | N2 | |||
Legend
- T = dead vaccine
- L = live vaccine
- N = vaccine dose to be made up
- A = booster vaccination
| a | No monovalent pertussis vaccine is available in Germany. Therefore, vaccination can only be given with the Tdap or Tdap-IPV combination vaccine. |
| b | Unvaccinated women or women without vaccination documentation receive 2 vaccinations; once-vaccinated women receive 1 vaccination. In the absence of monovalent rubella vaccine, MMR vaccine may be used. |
| c | c Vaccination 2 times with the herpes zoster inoculant at intervals of at least 2 to a maximum of 6 months. |
