The Ministry of Health has initiated changes to the National Calendar of Preventive Vaccinations, which will take effect from January 2026. The Ministry of Health presented the corresponding draft order for public discussion.

In particular, a single vaccination against the human papillomavirus for girls aged 12-13 years will be introduced into the National Preventive Vaccination Calendar. According to the Center for Public Health, more than 95% of cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV. It's not just women who are at risk, as some strains of the human papillomavirus can cause anal, penile and throat cancer in men.

Vaccination against HPV is planned to be made mandatory and free. If the changes are approved, the state will purchase vaccines from the state budget.. Vaccinations will also be available through the immunization program from international organizations..

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Vaccination schedules against viral hepatitis will also change.. The Ministry of Health suggests vaccinations at 2–4–6–18 months.

“This scheme will allow the use of modern combined vaccines against several infectious diseases simultaneously (DTaP+Hib+HBV), which will result in a reduction in the number of injections for a child and the number of visits to a medical facility,” the report says..

Changes will also be made to the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination schedule.. It is proposed to vaccinate at the ages of 1 and 4 years instead of 1 and 6 years. It is noted that this scheme will protect children from measles outbreaks at an earlier age and prevent severe disease..

The Ministry of Health also suggests vaccination against tuberculosis (BCG) 24 hours after birth of a child.. Now the vaccination is carried out for 3-5 days.

In addition, children under 9 months of age are vaccinated with BCG without first conducting a tuberculin skin test/interferon gamma release test if it is known that there is no contact with a person who has tuberculosis..

Comments and suggestions in the form of a comparative table can be sent in writing or electronically to the address of the Ministry of Health: st.. Grushevskogo, 7, g. Kyiv, 01601, (e-mail: moz@moz. gov. ua).

Specialists from the Public Health Center (PHC) told us what vaccinations a child who goes to school or kindergarten should have.