Vaccinations - overview
-Automatic translation
Vaccination is a procedure intended to prevent serious communicable diseases. Vaccines are made from a pathogen and may contain attenuated or killed whole viruses, bacteria, or specific fragments of the pathogen. Vaccines usually cause mild symptoms but teach the immune system to recognise infectious agents. If the immune system identifies a pathogen when it enters the body, it reacts quickly to clear the pathogen from the body. In this way, vaccination may ultimately prevent the illness it is directed against, but some vaccinations reduce the severity of illness rather than prevent infection.
National Childhood Vaccination Program as of February 2024
Overview of General Vaccinations in Iceland
Along with guidelines for those who have incomplete or unknown immunisation history. June 2023Information about childhood vaccinations for parents and relatives. June 2023
Other languages:
Polski - Informacje na tematszczepień dzieci dla rodziców i członków rodziny
Español - Información sobre vacunaciones infantiles para padres y familiares
Lietuvių - Informacija apie vaikų skiepijimą tėvams ir šeimos nariams
Service provider
Directorate of Health