People eligible for COVID-19 booster dose as of March 2024
To protect yourself from severe illness, it is important to understand when you should receive your next COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.
Please book an appointment with your GP to discuss vaccination or check your eligibility using the COVID-19 booster vaccine eligibility tool.
75 year and older
Recommended every 6 months.
65 – 74 years
Talk to your healthcare provider about the risks and benefits.
- Recommended at least every 12 months, but can receive every six months.
18 – 64 years
Talk to your healthcare provider about the risks and benefits.
- With severe immunocompromise: Recommended at least every 12 months, but can receive every six months.
- Without severe immunocompromise: Can receive every 12 months.
5 – 17 years
- With severe immunocompromise: Can receive every 12 months.
- Without severe immunocompromise: Not recommended.
Under 5 years
- Not recommended.
For more information please visit the Department of Health and Aged Care website.
Last updated 12 March 2024