Key Points

• Continued increase in vaccination uptake among infants born since January 1, 2018, for whom the expanded vaccination requirement applies:

  • Regional vaccination coverage for the first dose of the hexavalent vaccine (DTP, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and hepatitis B) increased by 2.2 percentage points between 2018 and 2020 (cohort of children born in 2020: 99.6%)

  • A slight increase (+0.2 percentage points) in regional vaccination coverage for the first dose of the pneumococcal vaccine between 2018 and 2020 (cohort of children born in 2020: 99.8%)

  • Vaccination coverage for the first dose of the meningococcal C vaccine increased by 11 percentage points between 2018 and 2020 (cohort of children born in 2020: 89.5%)

• Increase in vaccination coverage among children born before the law took effect

  • Vaccination coverage for the first dose of the HPV vaccine among 15-year-old girls born in 2005 is 43.8%, an increase (+5.5 percentage points) compared to those born in 2004. Despite this improvement, regional coverage remains insufficient.

  • Increase in catch-up vaccination coverage for meningococcal C in all age groups

• Increase in influenza vaccination coverage

  • Vaccination coverage among people aged 65 and older in 2020/21 was 62.8%, an increase of 8.4 percentage points compared to the previous season.