Vaccination schedule: what changes for 2025?

The vaccination schedule sets out the vaccinations applicable to people residing in France according to their age. It issues, after consulting the High Health Authority (HAS), general and specific recommendations specific to specific situations (increased risks of complications, exposure or transmission) or occupational exposures.

The 2025 vaccination schedule has just been made public by the Ministry of Health. It is subject to update in the light of the latest vaccination news.

Key News from the 2025 Vaccination Schedule

New Immunization Requirements for Infants

Vaccination against ACWY and B meningococci is now mandatory for infants. The ACWY meningococcal vaccine regimen consists of one dose at 6 months followed by a booster at 12 months, with an extension of the requirement up to 2 years. For meningococcal B, the schedule includes doses at 3, 5, and 12 months.

Recommendations for adolescents and young adults

ACWY meningococcal vaccination is recommended for all adolescents aged 11 to 14 years, with possible catch-up for up to 24 years. Meningococcal B vaccination is also offered to young adults aged 15 to 24 years.

Dengue vaccination

Vaccination is recommended in certain regions such as the Antilles, Guyana, Mayotte and Réunion, for children and adolescents aged 6 to 16 years with a history of dengue fever, as well as for people aged 17 to 60 years with comorbidities (sickle cell anemia, complicated arterial hypertension, diabetes, obesity, renal insufficiency, chronic cardiopulmonary disorders, other hemoglobinopathies, thrombocytopathies).

Vaccination against pneumococcal infections

Vaccination is extended to all people aged 65 years and older, with a single dose.

Pertussis vaccination

A booster is recommended for adults over 25 years of age in the vicinity of newborns as well as for healthcare professionals in an epidemic setting.

Vaccination against RSV (viruses that cause respiratory infections and bronchiolitis)

Recommended for pregnant women between 32 and 36 weeks of amenorrhea and for adults aged 65 years and older, including those with respiratory or cardiac disease.

Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR.) vaccination

Catching up is recommended for people born after 1980 who have received only one dose or no dose of vaccine. A third dose is needed for those who received their first dose before age 12 months.

Mpox vaccination

Two vaccination strategies are recommended: reactive vaccination around identified cases of infection in at-risk contacts and in immunocompromised individuals in close contact with at-risk contacts and preventive vaccination for individuals at high risk of exposure.

COVID-19 and papillomavirus (HPV) infections

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended every fall for people at risk of influenza, people with psychiatric disorders, dementia, or trisomy 21. In the spring, a vaccination campaign is being launched, primarily for immunocompromised people and those over 80. In 2025, it runs from April 14 to June 14.

The HPV vaccination is recommended for girls and boys aged 11 to 14 years with a 2-dose schedule 6 months apart. In addition, for those who have not been vaccinated at 14 years, catch-up vaccination with 3 doses is recommended for young women and young men between 15 and 19 years inclusive.

Booster shots

The vaccination course consists of 8 appointments and 13 injections (with combined vaccines) to protect against 11 diseases in total. Most vaccinations are done during compulsory examinations of the child. All children born from 1^er january 2018 are affected by the vaccination obligation.

Mandatory vaccines are:

• diphtheria;
• tetanus;
• polio;
• Haemophilius influenzae B (bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis);
• pertussis;
• hepatitis B;
• measles;
• mumps;
• rubella;
• meningococcal C (bacteria that cause meningitis);
• pneumococcus (bacteria causing pneumonia and meningitis).

Since 1^er January 2025, the following vaccinations are mandatory for infants :

• meningococcus B;
• ACWY meningococci (meningococcal C vaccination is replaced by ACWY meningococcal vaccination).

For more information on the current vaccination schedule, see the dedicated card of Service-Public.fr.