COVID-19 vaccination at Queen Street Medical Centre Moruya

Need your booster shot? Pfizer and Moderna vaccines arriving fortnightly

Please use the Book a Covid Vax tabs here to see appointment availability at Moruya or Broulee and book online – demand is strong so check often  – new clinics open online weekly and appointments fill quickly.

Please do not call us to book your booster shot, as the volume of these phone calls is overwhelming – please book online. If you seen no appointments online there is no need to phone us – more clinics will be opening – so please check frequently.

During January 2022, you can book a booster dose if it has been 4 months or longer since your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. If booking your booster from February 2022 you can have your booster if it’s been 3 months or longer since your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The date you had your second dose of vaccine is on your COVID-19 digital certificate.

Here is the detailed info from the Australian Government Department of Health:

You are eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose if:

  • you are 18 years and older, and
  • have had your second dose of your primary dose course of COVID-19 vaccination at least 4 months ago.

Booster doses are not mandatory, however they are recommended to maintain immunity against COVID-19.

Benefits of a booster dose

Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine provide very good protection, especially against severe disease.

A booster dose will make sure the protection from the first dose is even stronger and longer lasting, and should help prevent spread of the virus.

A booster dose increases your protection against:

  • infection with the virus that causes COVID-19
  • severe disease
  • dying from COVID-19.

A booster dose will continue to protect you, your loved ones and your community against COVID-19.

Booster doses will be free for everyone.

Who should get a booster dose

Booster doses are available to everyone 18 years and over who have had both doses of their primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months ago.  

ATAGI is not currently recommending booster doses for:

  • people aged 12 to 17 years
  • people who are severely immunocompromised and have already had a third dose.

Read ATAGI’s advice on COVID-19 booster doses.

Booster program for residential aged care

A booster program will be rolled out in residential aged care facilities. Due to the age of residents, and because they were prioritised for early vaccination, many are now due for their booster dose. Read more about COVID-19 vaccines and aged care.

Booster program for people with disability

A booster program will be rolled out for people with disability who live in shared residential accommodation. Read more information and see updates for the disability community.

Booster doses for healthcare workers

Healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 response are at higher risk of infection. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends people working in a healthcare settings consider receiving a booster dose. Healthcare workers were prioritised early in the vaccination rollout, so many are due for their booster dose.

Vaccine types for booster doses

The Comirnaty (Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) vaccines are approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and recommended by ATAGI as a COVID-19 booster dose. 

You can have the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as a booster dose regardless of which vaccine you had for your first 2 doses.

You can also receive the Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine if you:

  • can’t have the Pfizer vaccine for medical reasons
  • had 2 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine previously.

Read ATAGI’s advice on the type of vaccine recommended for booster doses.

CriteriaPfizerModernaAstraZeneca
Approved aged group5+12+18+
Primary courseYesYesYes
Third dose for immunocompromised peopleYesYesNot preferred[1]
Booster doseYesYesNot preferred[1]
1AstraZeneca can be given as a booster dose in some circumstances, see ATAGI’s advice.

When to get a booster dose

You can book a booster dose if it has been 4 months or longer since your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.