People urged to get a COVID-19 vaccine before offer ends on 30 June

People who have not yet come forward for their COVID-19 vaccine are being encouraged to get them before the offer ends on 30 June.

For people aged 18 and over, there is an eight-week interval requirement between receiving a first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Appointments can be booked online, by calling 119, or people can visit walk-in vaccination sites open across the country.  

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has advised that the risk of serious illness with COVID-19 continues to be disproportionately greater in those from older age groups, residents in care homes for older adults, and persons with certain underlying health conditions.