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Information for parents about vaccination against rotavirus infection in the Swedish vaccination programme. Rotavirus infection is a highly contagious stomach disease that can be serious for young children. Vaccinating the child is the most effective protection against the infection.

In Sweden, children are offered protection against eleven diseases through the national vaccination programme for children. The vaccination programme for persons at risk includes vaccinations against pneumococcal infections.

On this page you find a table showing how the Swedish vaccination programme for children has evolved over the years.

According the Communicable Diseases Act and the Communicable Diseases Ordinance a number of diseases are notifiable in Sweden.