Covid - 19 Vaccination

Second Booster

Second booster for those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19

• A second booster is recommended for those at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 – a minimum of 6 months after a first booster. 
• For those who are not considered at risk of severe illness from COVID-19, a two-dose primary course and a booster dose provides very good protection against severe illness from COVID-19.

The following people are recommended to receive a second booster as a priority: 

• people aged 65 years and over
• Māori and Pacific peoples aged 50 years and over
• residents of aged care and disability care facilities
• severely immunocompromised people who received a three-dose primary course and a fourth dose as a first booster (noting this would be a fifth dose for these people)
• people aged 16 years and over who have a medical condition that increases the risk of severe breakthrough COVID-19 illness and
• people aged 16 years and over who live with disability with significant or complex health needs or multiple comorbidities.

In addition, a second booster is available for:

• all people aged over 50 years
• health, aged care and disability workers aged over 30 years.

Also there must be a 3 month gap between a Covid infection and any Covid Vaccination