COVID-19 booster recommendations for 2024

As you may be aware, ATAGI announced the latest COVID-19 recommendations for 2024 last week. 

Booster recommendations:

  • Over 75 years are recommended a dose of COVID-19 vaccine every six months

  • Those 65-74yrs and adults with severe immunocompromise continue to be eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster every 6 months and are recommended at least once every 12 months

  • 18-64 years are eligible for a dose every 12 months

  • 5-17 yrs with severe immunocompromise are eligible every 12 months

  • Those healthy 5-17yr olds and those under 5yrs are not recommended to have a dose

Updated primary course advice

  • All adults > 18yrs are recommended a single primary dose

  • People aged > 6 months with severe immunocompromised are recommended 2 primary doses and eligible for a 3rd primary dose based on an individual risk benefit assessment.

  • Children and adolescents aged <18 years are not routinely recommended a primary dose.

Those aged > 6months - < 18yrs with medical conditions that may be associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 are eligible for a primary course based on an individual risk-benefit assessment.

Margot Schoonmaker