Covid is on its way back – so when can I get my next booster plug?

A new wave of coronavirus infections has seen hospitalizations rise – triggering concerns about declining immunity since the last round of complementary vaccines

Experts warn of a new wave of coronavirus infections – raising concerns about declining immunity since the last round of boosters.

So far, only those over 75 have been offered another top-up vaccine, giving a total of four jabs.

But that was six months ago, and Covid hospital admissions are rising now.

Boostershots will be rolled out this fall, with experts advising vulnerable adults and frontline social and health workers to be first in line.

The Joint Vaccination and Immunization Committee (JCVI) states that jabs should be offered to:

• Residents of nursing homes for the elderly and staff
• Frontline health and social workers
• All those 65 years and over
• Adults aged 16 to 64 years, who are in a clinical risk group

The NHS relaxed the rules for boosters last December, when everyone over 18 was offered a third plug in an attempt to counter the Omicron variant.

JCVI then recommended cutting the period between second and third jabs from six months to three.

This means that if you have not received a third injection and are older than 18 – or over 16 with a health condition – it has been at least three months since you received your second dose – so you are queuing for a booster.

Previously, if you wanted a jab, you would have to wait to be contacted by the NHS, but luckily that is no longer the case.

So if you are queuing for one, perhaps the easiest way to visit your local walk-in vaccination center is that you can find using this.

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If you tested positive for Covid, wait 28 days before ordering a booster from the date you tested.

Current NHS guidance states that anyone who shows Covid symptoms is advised to take a lateral flow test and isolate themselves for five days. If you know anyone particularly vulnerable, you should stay away from them for ten days.

If it is important that you go out in public, such as to shop for food, you are advised to wear a face mask, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and avoid crowded indoor spaces.

Anyone who is concerned about their symptoms should visit 111.nhs.uk, call 111 or call your local doctor.

The highly transmissible Covid-19 variant spread rapidly across the UK last December and through January.

As the infection rate began to stagnate, Prime Minister Boris Johnson dropped Plan B restrictions that were introduced to curb the spread before Christmas.

A month later in February, wearing masks in public places was scrapped, as was the presentation of Covid passports to enter crowded venues, paving the way for the ‘Living with Covid’ strategy.