COVID-19 vaccination booster shots are to be made available to South Australians from Wednesday 1 December in an effort to further arm the community against the virus.
Announced by Premier, Steven Marshall, people aged 18 years and over who received their second dose at least six months ago, will be eligible to receive their booster dose of the vaccine.
Mr Marshall said bookings for Pfizer booster doses would be available at all SA Health COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
The Premier said the Pfizer vaccine as a booster dose would be available to all eligible people regardless of which vaccine was administered for the first two doses.
“Providing our community with access to a booster dose of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine is yet another layer of protection,” he said.
Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Stephen Wade said booster doses were now available for frontline workers who received their vaccinations as part of phase 1A when the rollout first began, including frontline hospitals, GP and testing clinic staff, medi-hotel and quarantine pathway workers, aged and disability care staff and residents.
“Priority access to the booster doses will give this at-risk cohort increased protection before COVID-19 enters our State and helps our essential frontline workers to continue to perform their vital roles,” Mr Wade said.
“Eligible workers and aged care and disability residents will be able to walk into any SA Health vaccination clinic to receive their booster dose,” he said.
Mr Wade said frontline staff would need to show their employee identification at the clinic and could also book online for their booster dose.
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Dr Emily Kirkpatrick said many of those in Phase 1A of the rollout were now due for their booster dose.
Further information about COVID-19 vaccination clinics, sites and bookings can be accessed at this PS News link.
