COVID-19 booster vaccine advice

Learn about booster doses for COVID-19 vaccines, who they are recommended for, when you need one and how to get it.

We no longer check the number of boosters you have had in the past.

All adults can get a booster if it’s been 6 months or longer since their last COVID-19 booster or confirmed infection (whichever is most recent) for additional protection against severe illness from COVID.

This is particularly recommended for people at higher risk of severe illness, including:

everyone 65 years and over
everyone 18 years and over with medical comorbidities, disability or complex health needs.

Children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 with health conditions that put them at risk of severe illness can also get a booster dose if it’s been 6 months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection, based on an individual risk assessment with their immunisation provider.

Booster doses are not recommended at this time for children and adolescents aged 18 years or under who do not have any risk factors for severe COVID-19 however you can choose to have one if you prefer.

All vaccines are approved for use in Australia and continue to provide very strong protection against serious illness from COVID-19, however, Omicron-specific bivalent vaccines are preferred for boosters.

Further information is available at ATAGI

VACCINE INFORMATION

Moderna and Pfizer XBB 1.5 "Kraken" - NOW AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS Over the age of 12 .

WE NOW HAVE

– PFIZER and MODERNA XBB 1.5 “Kraken” vaccines

PLEASE NOTE- WE ARE ONLY OFFERING VACCINES TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE A VALID MEDICARE CARD.

Patients with no Medicare cards can attend a Vaccination Hub clinic to get a free vaccine (see link below). We are unable to give you the COVID vaccine even if you wish to pay for it privately

Find out more about getting vaccinated. Health Department Information page – covid-19-vaccines

VACCINE BOOKINGS

How to Book A Vaccine?

Book an appointment online to have your vaccine administered – you will need to wait at the clinic for 15mins after and can then leave if you feel well and have no reaction to the vaccine.

Please fill and sign. or submit online – the vaccine consent form. The forms must be sent to us at least 24 hrs prior to your appointment for us to proceed.

ONLINE FORM- Submit online

DOWNLOAD AND PRINT FORM – Email form to reception1@waverleygp.com.au

PLEASE DO NOT COME TO YOUR VACCINATION APPOINTMENT:

if you are feeling unwell with fever, cough, runny nose or other symptoms that
could be from COVID-19
• if you are waiting for COVID-19 test results, or have tested positive for COVID-19
• if you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19, or
• if you are in quarantine.
If you have had another vaccine in the 14 days before your COVID-19 vaccine
appointment, please let us know as we may need to reschedule your appointment.
If you cannot make it to your vaccination appointment, please contact us to arrange a
new appointment.
You can also read this patient factsheet developed by the Australian Government
Department of Health: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-
vaccination-preparing-for-covid-19-vaccination