Practical information about vaccination

→ Standard schedule & doses: booster every 10 years after childhood
 

→ Theoretical age of the last dose: around 16 years
 

→ Catch-up strategy: Priority. Catch up if the dose at age 16 was missed, especially before the camps organized by youth movement or student initiation activities (bleusailles).
 

→ Price & reimbursement (indicative rates): €25.11
 

→ Learn more on Tetanus
 

→ Standard schedule & doses: 3 doses over a 6-month period (0 - 2 - 6 months)
 

→ Theoretical age of the last dose: 13 - 14 years (offered in the 2nd year of secondary school)
 

→ Catch-up strategy: major new development, catch-up vaccination is now possible and reimbursed from age 18 to 30, as of 01/06/2026
 

→ Price & reimbursement (indicative rates): €12.80 per dose (up to age 30, outside school medical pratices). Beyond age 30, the vaccine is full price (€120.59 per dose, i.e. €361.77 for the full course).
 

→ Learn more on HPV

→ Visit the HPV website
 

→ Standard schedule & doses: 2 doses required (recommended at 12 months and around 7 - 8 years) currently but around 11 - 12 years before 2020
 

→ Theoretical age of the last dose: around 11 - 12 years (before the change in recommendation in 2020)
 

→ Catch-up strategy: have a 2nd dose (or 2 doses at least 1 month apart) if the schedule is incomplete
 

→ Price & reimbursement (indicative rates): Very accessible. Reimbursed, it costs about €6 per dose.
 

→ Learn more on Rubella
 

→ Standard schedule & doses: 1 dose
 

→ Theoretical age of the last dose: recommended around 15 - 16 years since 2020 (but not reimbursed)
 

→ Catch-up strategy: Students today have often only been vaccinated against meningitis C (at 15 months). In that case, the booster against the ACWY strains is offered to young adults aged 18 to 24.
 

→ Price & reimbursement (indicative rates): €52.60
 

→ Learn more on Meningitis
 

→ Standard schedule & doses: 2 doses at least 1 month apart
 

→ Theoretical age of the last dose: not included in the basic vaccination schedule
 

→ Catch-up strategy: may be offered on an individual basis
 

→ Price & reimbursement (indicative rates): €86.52 per dose (i.e. ~€173 in total)
 

→ Learn more on Meningitis
 

→ Standard schedule & doses: 3 doses over a 6 month period
 

→ Theoretical age of the last dose: generally up to date. Automatically included in the basic vaccination schedule (combined vaccine) for everyone born in Belgium since 2001.
 

→ Catch-up strategy: Belgian students generally do not need a catch-up if they followed the standard childhood schedule. If not, it can be done on request by your general medical practitioner (médecin traitant).
 

→ Price & reimbursement (indicative rates): included in the basic vaccination schedule if done during childhood. €28.17 per dose (€84.51 for the full schema). May be partially covered by the complementary insurance of health insurance funds.
 

→ Learn more on Hepatitis B