Covid-19 Vaccine Update: 8th May 2023

Covid Booster Doses

You can book your booster Vaccine here.

Please check your eligibility before you book.

Booster vaccine doses are now being offered for COVID-19:

Eligibility:

Spring Booster - You can book this if you are:

• age 70 or older

• age 5 to 69 with a weak immune system

• living in a nursing home or residential care facility for older adults

Wait 6 months since your last COVID-19 vaccine or COVID-19 infection.

But you can get your spring booster 3 months after your last COVID-19 vaccine or infection if you want to get your spring booster before the end of May.

Booster doses while pregnant - You can book this if you are:

You can get a COVID-19 booster once in this pregnancy. Wait 6 months after your last COVID-19 vaccine or booster.

The best time to get your booster dose is between 20 and 34 weeks. But you can get it at any stage of pregnancy.

If it has been more than 12 months since you had a COVID-19 vaccine or infection, you may be offered a booster dose earlier in your pregnancy.

If you have a weak immune system - You usually only need one booster dose in pregnancy. But if you have a weak immune system, you can get a second booster 6 months after your last COVID-19 vaccine or infection.

First booster dose - You can book this if you have never had a booster and you are::

• age 12 or older

• age 5 to 11 with a weak immune system

Wait at least 4 months since getting your last COVID-19 vaccine or COVID-19 infection.

Why get a booster dose

It's important to keep up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccines, even if you are already vaccinated or you have had COVID-19. The protection from previous doses or a COVID-19 infection may weaken with time. You may be at higher risk of severe disease if you get COVID-19. A booster can prevent the possibility of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19 illness.

Booster immunity 

It may take 7 days for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to work.

Booking your vaccine

Please click the Book Now button below. If your preferred pharmacy has availability, the booking portal will show the available dates and times. If you are do not see availability in your preferred store please check another store.  As more appointments become available they will be released onto the booking portal.

You can also book your COVID-19 Vaccine from the selected Life Pharmacy below by phone or email.