When will I be offered the vaccine?

Please check eligibility criteria here and take note of waiting times between your last booster/Covid infection.

COVID-19 vaccine is recommended once each year for:

•     Those aged 60 to 79 years (Table 5a.3 NIAC guidelines)

•     Those aged 12 to 59 years with medical conditions associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation, severe disease or death. 

 A COVID-19 vaccine is recommended in each pregnancy for:

•     Pregnant adolescents and adults with immunocompromise 

•     Pregnant adolescents and adults with medical conditions associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation, severe disease or death.

 Access to a COVID-19 vaccine once each year should be available for:

•     Healthcare workers who chose to receive a vaccine

•     Pregnant adolescents and adults who following discussion with a healthcare provider chose to receive a vaccine

•     Adults aged 18 to 59 years who following discussion with a healthcare provider choose to receive a vaccine.

You can receive vaccinations here in Mercer's if you fit the criteria, or via the HSE or at participating pharmacies. Healthcare workers can avail of a booster dose via the HSE also, details here. 

Please see this page for information on the rollout of vaccines for children.  

Even if you have been fully vaccinated, it is important to remember that you can still transmit the virus to others (but remain asymptomatic yourself), and also that vaccination is not successful in at least 5% of people.

For these reasons, if you become symptomatic, then the same advice and restrictions that were previously in place still apply.

These guidelines are updated regularly, so please continue to check back for new information.