Vaccines

The municipal health care services offer vaccinations against communicable diseases. Contact your general practitioner or the health care centre. The national vaccination programme covers

• Childhood vaccinations for all children in preschool and primary and lower secondary school
• Annual seasonal flu vaccines for people who are at special risk
• Pandemic flu vaccines
• Other vaccines for certain at-risk groups (e.g. pneumococcal vaccines, hepatitis vaccines, BCG vaccines).

People living or temporarily staying in the municipality.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health determines who is in an at-risk group and should receive a seasonal flu vaccine. For pandemic flu, the municipality will offer vaccinations according to the guidelines from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Children’s vaccinations are free. Otherwise, you will pay a patient’s charge.

Pasient og tolk. En brosjyre om tolk i helsetjenesten
Barnevaksinasjon

The municipality is obligated to provide this service. See
Sections 1-1 and 3-1 of the Health Care Act
Chapter 3 of the Act relating to the control of communicable diseases.

Forskrift om nasjonalt vaksinasjonsprogram
Smittevernloven
Helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven

If you feel that you are not receiving the necessary assistance, or are dissatisfied with how the service is rendered, you can submit a complaint to the municipality or directly to the service provider. Explain why you are dissatisfied and what changes you would like to see.