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. 2020 Jan 31;79(1):1721983. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2020.1721983

Table 1.

The Greenlandic child vaccination programme per 2019 and cohorts

Recommended age at vaccination Vaccination-type Cohort born between Age per 16 June 2019 (months)
0 weeks (at birth) BCG: Tuberculosis
Hepatitis B (HBV)
01.03.18–15.05.19 1–15
3 months Pneumococcal, Diphteria, Tetanus, Whooping cough, Polio, Haemophilus influenza B (DiTePerPoHiB), HBV 01.12.17–15.02.19 4–18
5 months Pneumococcal, DiTePerPolHiB, HBV 01.10.17–15.12.18 6–20
12 months Pneumococcal, DiTePerPolHiB, HBV 01.03.17–15.05.18 13–27
15 months Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) 01.12.16–15.02.18 16–30
4 years MMR 01.03.14–15.02.15 52–63
5-6 years (preschool) DiTePerPolHiB 01.01.12–31.12.12 78–90
12 years + 0 months Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (girls only)
HBVa
01.01.06–31.12.06 150–162
12 years + 2 months HBV a 01.01.06–31.12.06 150–162
12 years + 6 months HPV, HBVa
Engerix-B-3
01.01.06–31.12.06 150–162

aChildren born before the vaccines administered at birth, 3 months, 5 months and 12 months were introduced, are offered three vaccinations when they are in a school-class corresponding to the age of 12 years.