Poland: child vaccine schedule, from the official source

Document dated 28 Oct 2026.

Document: Komunikat Głównego Inspektora Sanitarnego z dnia 28 października 2026 r. w sprawie Programu Szczepień Ochronnych na rok 2027 (Dz. Urz. Min. Zdr. 2026 poz. 77).

Chief Sanitary Inspector (Główny Inspektor Sanitarny) communique of 28 Oct 2026 announcing the Programme of Protective Vaccinations (PSO) for 2027, published in the Ministry of Health's official journal on 30 Oct 2026 (poz. 77); gov.pl GIS page dated 02.11.2026. Mandatory (obligatory) childhood vaccinations are Part I.A; recommended vaccinations are separate. This is the programme for the year 2027.

• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, first year of life, from day 1 until discharge from hospital: BCG (tuberculosis), and hepatitis B.
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 2nd month (from 6 completed weeks): rotavirus dose 1 (2- or 3-dose course by vaccine); hepatitis B dose 2 may be given 4 weeks after the first; DTP dose 1; Hib dose 1; pneumococcal dose 1.
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 4th month: rotavirus dose 2 (4 weeks after dose 1); polio dose 1 (from 12 weeks); DTP dose 2; Hib dose 2; pneumococcal dose 2.
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 5th-6th month: rotavirus dose 3 (3-dose course only).
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 6th month: DTP dose 3; Hib dose 3; polio dose 2.
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 7th month: hepatitis B dose 3 (5 months after dose 2).
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 13th-15th month (from 12 completed months): MMR primary vaccination (live attenuated); pneumococcal dose 3 (at least 6 months after dose 2).
• From 2027, base PSO table (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 16th-18th month: DTP dose 4; Hib dose 4; polio dose 3.
• From 2027, PSO (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 6th year: booster 1 of DTP, polio and MMR.
• From 2027, PSO (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 14th year: second booster of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis with reduced-antigen Tdap vaccine (Td if pertussis is contraindicated).
• From 2027, PSO (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Mandatory, 19th year: third booster, diphtheria and tetanus (Td).
• From 2027, PSO (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Varicella vaccination is mandatory only for specified groups listed in Part I.B, not in the general mandatory schedule, including children and young people up to age 19 who have not had chickenpox and who are immunocompromised (congenital or acquired, high risk of severe disease, after specialist consultation) or are before planned immunosuppressive treatment or chemotherapy, and children and young people up to age 19 who have not had chickenpox and are in the household or surroundings of those people; 2-dose schedule.
• From 2027, PSO (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): General-population infants under 2 may follow either a 5-in-1 (DTaP-IPV-Hib) or a 6-in-1 (DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV) variant; in the 6-in-1 variant rotavirus dose 2 is in the 3rd month.
• From 2027, PSO (Programme of Protective Vaccinations): Recommended (not mandatory) vaccinations for children and young people in the abbreviated 2027 calendar: meningococcal (MenB / MenACWY, schedule depends on age), influenza, COVID-19, varicella (2 doses at least 3 months apart), tick-borne encephalitis, hepatitis A (2 doses 6-12 months apart), HPV (2 doses at 9-14 years, 3 doses at 15-18 years).

Source: gov.pl