Gap for Covid-19 booster vaccine dose reduced to three months

More than 1.2 million boosters have been administered so far, with thousands attending walk-in centres again at the weekend. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

The gap between completing two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine and receiving your booster dose has been shortened to just three months, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said this evening.

People will now be eligible for their booster three months after their second jab, on foot of new advice issued by the National Immunisation Advisory Council (Niac).