The HSE has announced the timeline for the second booster programme of the COVID-19 vaccines. The second doses of the booster vaccines are being offered to people who:
- Have a weak immune system (immunosuppressed or immunocompromised)
- Pregnant women (from 16 weeks)
- Aged 55 and older
It is necessary to notice that you must wait at least four months after getting your last COVID-19 vaccine before receiving a booster.
In case you had COVID-19, you also must wait a minimum of four months to get the second booster dose.
The importance of keeping your vaccines up-to-date is to make sure that even if you already had been vaccinated or tested positive for COVID-19 you still be protected, preventing you to be at higher risk of severe disease if contaminated with COVID-19.
We will be able to administer Pfizer second booster doses to the following cohorts on the dates outlined below:
- Monday, 22 August individuals aged 55 or older; and
- Monday, 29 August individuals aged 50 or older.
Visit our website to book your second dose booster www.tobinspharmacy.ie
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