Organisation : Health Service Executive
Facility Name : Book COVID-19 Booster Appointment
Applicable For : 16 years or older
Country : Ireland
Website : https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/booster-booking/
What is Booster Dose?
A ‘booster dose’ is the extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine used to give better protection to people who have already had their first round of COVID-19 vaccination. Booster vaccines are currently only available to people aged 16 or older. You need to wait 3 months (at least 90 days) after your first round of COVID-19 vaccination before you can get a booster.
Who Can Book An Appointment?
You can book an appointment if you are 16 years or older. If you are aged 16 to 29 years you must book an appointment at a clinic for your age group.
How To Get Your Booster?
There are 3 ways to get your booster dose:
** book a vaccination centre appointment at a clinic for your age group
** go to a walk-in booster clinic for your age group
** book an appointment with a participating pharmacy
You may also be able to get your booster from your GP.
How To Book COVID-19 Booster Appointment?
Most vaccination centres are offering online booking for booster appointments. You can also get your booster in a walk-in clinic, participating pharmacy or GP.
To book online you need a:
** Mobile Phone Number
** Email Address
** PPS number
** Eircode
Book Your Appointment Here : https://covid19booster.healthservice.ie/hse-self-referral/?flow=booster
How Long To Wait Before Getting A Booster?
You need to wait 3 months (at least 90 days) after your first round of COVID-19 vaccination before you can get a booster. If you had COVID-19 since you were vaccinated, you should get your booster dose at least 3 months after your positive test result.
Changing Your Appointment
If you booked your own appointment, you can cancel it by using the link in the text message. You can then book another appointment. You can choose a different vaccination centre for your new appointment if you need to.
Change Vaccination Centre
If you need to change the vaccination centre, reply with ‘reject’ to cancel the appointment.
Then do one of the following:
** Phone HSE Live on 1800 700 700
** Use the vaccination centre change form
** Book an appointment online
Healthcare Worker Booster
If you are a healthcare worker, you will get a text message from the HSE with a vaccination centre appointment. Some healthcare workers may be offered a vaccine at their workplace. You can also choose to go to a walk-in booster clinic when they are open for healthcare workers.