Vaccine clinics in Punchestown and Citywest this weekend
Citywest and Punchestown COVID -19 Vaccination Centres have announced their clinic times for the coming days.
Citywest and Punchestown Vaccination Centres are offering primary COVID-19 vaccinations and adapted bivalent booster doses to eligible groups. These adapted bivalent vaccines offer increased protection against COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. You can make an appointment for your COVID-19 booster or primary vaccine dose at www.hse.ie.
Here are the details for local COVID-19 Vaccination Centres over the coming days and into next week.
Citywest Vaccination Centre
Saturday 04th March 2023
6 months to 4 years old 8:15am – 3pm
5-11 years old 4pm – 5:40pm
Sunday 05th March 2023
12 years and older 8:15am – 5:45pm
Wednesday 08th March 2023
6 months to 4 years old 10:15am – 12pm
12 years and older 1pm – 7:45pm
Saturday 11th March 2023
12 years and older 8:15am – 2:45pm
Sunday 12th March 2023
6 months to 4 years old 8:15am – 11am
12 years and older 12pm – 5:45pm
Punchestown Vaccination Centre
Saturday 4th March 2023
12 years and older 10:00am - 2:00pm
5 - 11 years old 3pm – 4:15pm
Sunday 5th March 2023
12 years and older 10:00am – 2:00pm
6 months to 4 years old 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Thursday 9th March 2023
6 months to 4 years old 11:00am – 2:00pm
12 years and older 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday 10th March 2023
12 years and older 10:00am – 5:00pm
5 - 11 years old 3pm – 4:15pm
6 months to 4 years old 3:00pm - 5:00pm
It’s important that all eligible people avail of the COVID-19 booster to protect themselves and those around them from serious COVID-19 illness. All people in the 18-49 years age group are eligible for their second COVID-19 booster, provided it is six months since their last vaccine or since they had a COVID-19 infection. The HSE strongly urges people who have not yet received a COVID-19 booster vaccine to check their vaccine status and to do so as soon as possible. You can do this by contacting HSELive on 1800 700 700.
Vaccines take 14 days to be effective. Booster vaccines may also be available at participating pharmacies and GPs.
COVID-19 vaccination is now available to children aged 6 months and older to give them protection against serious COVID-19 illness.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years with underlying conditions that place them at higher risk of severe COVID-19.
NIAC has also recommended that COVID-19 vaccination should be offered to all others in this age group to protect them from severe disease, provide extra protection from the rare risks of serious illness from COVID-19 (e.g. multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children), as well as providing the modest benefit in reducing household transmission to those immunocompromised or too young for vaccination.
NIAC has also stressed the safety profile of the vaccine and the comparable immunogenicity to that in older children and adolescents.
The HSE has provided information on our website here to help parents make an informed decision.
You can find out how to book your child's COVID-19 vaccine appointment here.
Clinic details will be updated on www.hse.ie on a rolling basis so parents are advised to check the website for updates on clinic availability in the coming weeks.