Second Covid vaccine booster available to over 65s

People aged 65 years and over are now eligible for their second COVID-19 booster vaccine. Those aged 12 years and older with a weak immune system can also get their second booster when it is due.

In the Mid-West, eligible people are now able to book an appointment online to receive their second Booster doses in the COVID-19 Vaccination Centres in Scoil Carmel Limerick, Nenagh Hospital and Ennis Hospital.

People in those cohorts must have received Dose 1, Dose 2 (and additional dose if applicable for the immunocompromised) and the first Booster dose. A period of 120 days must have passed either since receiving the first Booster dose, or since you tested positive for COVID-19.

Booster appointments can be booked online for any of the three Mid-West COVID-19 Vaccination Centres, at the following link

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) have recommended people are given an mRNA vaccine for the second booster dose. This is safe to receive if you previously had a different vaccine.

People who are aged 30 years or older will be offered a single Booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Those aged 29 years or younger will be offered a single Booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

UL Hospitals Group encourages anyone aged over 65 years, and anyone aged 12 and older who has received a first Booster, to get their second Booster dose when they become eligible. This second booster will give you the best protection from serious illness caused by COVID-19.

For further information on the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine, click the following link