What does the Stiko say?

The Stiko (permanent vaccination commission) generally recommends flu vaccination to all persons in risk groups. These include For healthy pregnant women, Stiko recommends vaccination in the fourth month of pregnancy. The flu vaccination should also ideally be administered before the flu season, i.e. in October or November.

Pregnant women who already suffer from underlying diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma) should be vaccinated against flu in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to Stiko. Flu vaccination is also recommended for pregnant women with an allergy to chicken protein, but it should be done under clinical supervision. Only in case of an allergy against the ingredients of the flu vaccination, the vaccination should not be carried out.

Children and infants
Old
Immunocompromised
Pregnant women

According to recommendations of the Standing Committee on Immunization (Stiko), group vaccination should be administered to most pregnant women in the fourth month of pregnancy. Ideally, this period should precede the flu season, so that the vaccination can be administered by November. Pregnant women suffering from other diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes (diabetes) and/or asthma should be vaccinated earlier. For them, the flu vaccination should be administered in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Costs of the flu vaccination

The costs for a flu vaccination amount to alone for the vaccine to approximately 20 to 35 euro. In addition, there are the costs for the doctor and/or the medical assistants who carry out the vaccination. Especially during pregnancy, women should also be examined for colds and other diseases before the vaccination, so that costs for the examination are also added.

Depending on the source, these costs amount to about 120 to 160 euros per hour for a patient covered by the health insurance. If in-patient monitoring is also necessary due to allergies to chicken egg protein, the costs will rise accordingly. The costs for the flu vaccination are covered by the health insurance company.

This is mainly due to the fact that Stiko classifies pregnant women in the risk group and therefore recommends the flu vaccination during pregnancy. Also with privately insured pregnant women the assumption by the health insurance should not represent a problem. To avoid long discussions about the assumption of costs, one should contact the insurance company before the vaccination.

Mostly, however, as a privately insured patient you have to pay the costs yourself first. For example, you often have to buy the vaccine yourself at the pharmacy. Afterwards the bills of the pharmacy and the doctor can be submitted to the health insurance. The insurance companies can then refund the amount paid.