There are a number of vaccinations during the first year that children usually get in Germany: Rotaviral infection, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Hepatitis B, pneumococci.
In their second year, children usually get vaccinations for: measles, parotitis, rubella, chickenpox, meningococcal.
Some vaccinations have to be refreshed in adolescence - between the ages of 12 and 17 - to ensure that the best protection against the disease remains. A common combination vaccination for adolescents is the 4-fold vaccination to refresh the vaccine against tetanus (tetanus), diphtheria, polio (poliomyelitis) and whooping cough (pertussis).