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Vaccines · Germany

Germany: the baby vaccination calendar

In short

  • From birth to 5 to 6 years, the calendar has 8 visits.
  • First visit, 6 weeks: Rotavirus.
  • This is the national calendar published by STIKO / Robert Koch-Institut.
  • Your health centre sets the actual appointments. If its date differs from a calendar, follow your health centre.

What is given at each age?

Visits from birth to 5 to 6 years
AgeVaccines
6 weeks
  • Rotavirus2 or 3 doses depending on the vaccine used; not given after the upper age limit.
2 months
  • 6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB)Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib, hepatitis B
  • PCV (pneumococcal)Pneumococcal disease
  • MenBMeningococcal BStandard STIKO recommendation for all babies since 2024.
3 months
  • Rotavirus2 or 3 doses depending on the vaccine used; not given after the upper age limit.
4 months
  • 6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB)Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib, hepatitis B
  • PCV (pneumococcal)Pneumococcal disease
  • MenBMeningococcal B
  • Rotavirus2 or 3 doses depending on the vaccine used; not given after the upper age limit.
11 months
  • 6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB)Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Hib, hepatitis BBabies born preterm get one extra dose at 3 months, four in total.
  • PCV (pneumococcal)Pneumococcal diseaseBabies born preterm get one extra dose at 3 months, four in total.
  • MMR (1st dose)Measles, mumps, rubellaThese can be split across more than one appointment. MMR and varicella may be given together or 4 weeks apart.
  • Varicella (1st dose)ChickenpoxThese can be split across more than one appointment. MMR and varicella may be given together or 4 weeks apart.
12 months
  • MenB (booster)Meningococcal BStandard STIKO recommendation for all babies since 2024.
15 months
  • MMR (2nd dose)Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Varicella (2nd dose)Chickenpox
5 to 6 years
  • Preschool booster (Tdap)Tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough

After that, at school age: 9 to 14 years and 12 to 14 years.

Checked against Robert Koch-Institut, Ständige Impfkommission (STIKO), Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG: infektionsschutz.de, familienplanung.de, kindergesundheit-info.de), checked on 11 October 2026
What the official pages say

Whose calendar is this?

STIKO / Robert Koch-Institut, edition 22 Jan 2026. We read it on the official page and cross-checked it with a second official publisher.

Open the official calendar

Does your region have its own calendar?

Syncry shows the national calendar from STIKO / Robert Koch-Institut. We have not compared local programmes line by line, so if your health service gives you a different date, follow it.

Questions parents ask

Germany: is the calendar the same everywhere?

Syncry shows the national calendar from STIKO / Robert Koch-Institut. We have not compared local programmes line by line, so if your health service gives you a different date, follow it.

What if a dose was missed?

Ask your health centre or paediatrician: they decide how to catch up, based on your baby’s age and the vaccine. In the app, a missed visit stays in view, gently marked, until you record it.

How current is this calendar?

It is the 22 Jan 2026 edition from STIKO / Robert Koch-Institut, last checked on 11 October 2026. Every week a program re-reads the official pages behind it and flags any that changed; a flagged visit says “being re-checked” until it is read again.

In the app

Germany: your baby’s own vaccine dates

Syncry dates every visit from your baby’s birth or due date, reminds you the week before, together or on your own, keeps a missed visit in view until it is done, and lets you tick off each dose as you go. When an official calendar changes, the app says so.

How we check every fact