Vaccine Information

UPDATE 17th May 2022

Booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

You can book an appointment for the Covid 19 Vaccine here: https://cobhpharmacy.ie/pages/book-covid-19-vaccine 

 

There are 2 types of booster vaccines for COVID-19 being administered at Cobh Pharmacy:

FIRST BOOSTER:

You can book an appointment for your first booster if you are 12 years or older.

12 to 15 year olds must attend their booster appointment with a parent or legal guardian. A parent or legal guardian will need to give consent for their child's vaccination.

After your first round of COVID-19 vaccination, you need to wait:

  • 3 months (at least 90 days) if you are 16 or older
  • 6 months (at least 179 days) if you are aged 12 to 15

If you had COVID-19 since you were vaccinated, you should get your booster dose at least:

  • 3 months after your positive test result or when symptoms started if you are 16 or older
  • 6 months after your positive test result or when symptoms started if you are aged 12 to 15

If you had an additional dose because you have a weak immune system, get your booster dose at least 3 months after your additional dose.

 - people aged 12 and older can get this if they have not already - people aged 65 and older and people with a weak immune system should get this

SECOND BOOSTER:

You can book an appointment for a second booster dose if you are:

You should get a second booster at least 4 months (at least 120 days) after your first booster.

If you have had COVID-19 since your first booster, wait at least 4 months before you get a second booster.

PRIMARY VACCINE COURSE:

We are also administering First and Second doses for unvaccinated patients aged 12 and up.

To book a dose 2 appointment, you need to wait at least:

  • 21 days after your first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
  • 28 days after your first dose of the Moderna vaccine

If you recently had COVID-19, wait at least 4 weeks before getting your dose 1 or dose 2.

The wait is from when you first developed symptoms or the date of your positive COVID-19 test.

    VACCINE TYPES:

     Information on the vaccine types is available here:

    https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/vaccine-types/

    Pfizer Vaccine:

    We are currently administering the Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine to all patients aged  12 to 29

       

         Moderna Vaccine:

        We are currently administering the Moderna vaccine to all patients over 30

        You can book an appointment for the Covid 19 Vaccine here: https://cobhpharmacy.ie/pages/book-covid-19-vaccine 

         

         

        1. On the link, you enter your email and create a password.

        1. This brings you to a calender when you can chose from available dates and select the '+' button.

        1. You then enter the patient details for the person you are booking for.
        2. You must then fill out a consent form questionaire to ensure you meet the criteria for the vaccine.
        3. When this has been checked, you will receive a confirmation email of your booking.

        Appointments tend to fill up quickly, so if appointments are full we have a waiting list which you can join at:

        https://cobhpharmacy.ie/pages/pre-register-interest-in-covid-vaccine

        We will email  a booking link to everyone on the waiting list as soon as each supply of vaccines is received so that these patients get priority access.

        We will be working our way through the waiting list in accordance with HSE guidelines and in order of date registered.

        If there is a cancellation, we will go to the next person on the waiting list. We do not have a separate cancellation list.