COVID-19 IMMUNISATIONS
Dr Quigley offers free COVID-19 vaccinations.
ATAGI advises that bivalent mRNA booster vaccines are preferred over other vaccines.
Ochre Medical Centre Wollongong stocks both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) March 2024 Booster Advice:
ATAGI advises that bivalent mRNA booster vaccines are preferred over other vaccines.
Ochre Medical Centre Wollongong stocks both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) March 2024 Booster Advice:
Age |
At Risk** |
No Risk Factors |
< 5 years |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
5 - 17 years |
Consider every 12 months |
Not recommended |
18 - 64 years |
Recommended every 12 months Consider every 6 months |
Consider every 12 months |
65 - 74 years |
Recommended every 12 months Consider every 6 months |
Recommended every 12 months Consider every 6 months |
75 + years |
Recommended every 6 months |
Recommended every 6 months |
**Includes those with a medical condition that increases the risk of severe COVID-19 illness (refer to ATAGI clinical guidance) or those with disability with significant or complex health needs or multiple comorbidities which increase the risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19.
There is no longer a clinical recommendation to wait six (6) months between a COVID-19 vaccine or infection and a next recommended vaccine dose.
Please discuss optimal vaccination timing with Dr Quigley.
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There is no longer a clinical recommendation to wait six (6) months between a COVID-19 vaccine or infection and a next recommended vaccine dose.
Please discuss optimal vaccination timing with Dr Quigley.
For more information, please visit:
