Covid Autumn Booster

Service Description

Autumn-winter booster doses will be available soon. You will be offered a booster dose if you are: age 60 and older age 18 to 59 living in a long-term care facility age 6 months to 59 years with a weak immune system age 6 months to 59 years with a condition that puts you at high risk of serious illness from COVID-19 a healthcare worker pregnant - booster doses needed during pregnancy If you're age 18 to 59 and not in one of the groups above, you can still request a vaccine. Talk to your GP or pharmacist about your reasons for wanting a booster. You can get your COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine at the same time. Side effects Side effects may include: pain in your arm (or arms) where you had the vaccines fatigue (feeling tired) headache muscle aches and pain If you feel uncomfortable, take paracetamol or ibuprofen following the instructions on the box or leaflet. Booster dose safety Many countries have given multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccines. There have not been any unexpected safety concerns so far. The safety of the vaccines continues to be monitored by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The side effects of the adapted Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are similar to the original vaccines. The most common side effects are headache, fever and tiredness. Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory heart conditions and are very rare risks of mRNA vaccines. These rare side effects are more common in men under the age of 30 years after their second primary vaccine dose. The risk of these side effects appears to be lower after the first booster. If you have had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to trometamol, you should not get an adapted mRNA vaccine. If you have any concerns about getting a booster, talk to your GP, nurse, pharmacist or vaccinator. After your COVID-19 booster dose You need to wait in the clinic for 15 minutes after the vaccine. This is to make sure that you feel well before you leave. If you have had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) in the past, you may need to wait 30 minutes. Get medical care immediately if you: have difficulty breathing feel dizzy have a fast heartbeat have a skin rash These could be a sign of an allergic reaction. But serious allergic reactions are rare.