This publication reports the annual update of:

• immunisations for children reaching their
• first
• second
• fifth birthdays
• between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020
  
• teenage immunisations for the academic year from September 2020 to August 2021
• the pertussis vaccine for pregnant women
• the shingles vaccine for adults aged 70
• protection against pneumococcal infections for adults aged 65 and over
  

The European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that on a national basis at least 95% of children are immunised against diseases preventable by immunisation and targeted for elimination or control.