Who can get a COVID-19 vaccine
To be eligible to be vaccinated as part of the Northern Ireland vaccination programme you generally have to be registered with a GP in Northern Ireland and be in one of the following categories:
aged 16 years and over as of the 31 August 2021 (you must have reached your 16th birthday on the date you attend for vaccination)
Clinically Extremely Vulnerable aged 12 to 15 in receipt of a letter from a paediatrician
aged 12 and over and living with an immunosuppressed person with a letter from a GP or Health Trust
If you're not registered with a GP in NI but live here or are temporarily a resident in NI, you should email the Department of Health at COVID-19VaccinationProgramme@health-ni.gov.uk and they will advise you how you can be vaccinated.
Where to get a vaccination - first doses
16 and 17 year olds
If you're aged 16 or 17 years old by the 31 August 2021, you can get a first dose Pfizer vaccination at one of Northern Ireland's walk-in mobile vaccination clinics or from one of the seven regional vaccination centres below:
SSE Arena, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast BT3 9QQ
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA
Seven Towers Leisure Centre, Trostan Avenue, Ballymena BT43 7BL
South Lake Leisure Centre, 1 Lake Road, Craigavon BT64 1AS
The Foyle Arena, 2 Limavady Road, Londonderry BT47 6JY
Omagh Leisure Centre, Old Mountfield Road, Omagh BT79 7EG
Lakeland Forum, Broadmeadow, Enniskillen BT74 7EF
You have to have reached your 16th birthday before the actual vaccination can take place.
18 and over
If you're aged 18 years or older, you can get vaccinated at one of Northern Ireland's walk-in mobile vaccination clinics, without an appointment, or at one of the community pharmacies.
For those aged 18 to 39 years of age this should be at a pharmacy providing Moderna vaccinations.
For those aged 40 years and over they can also avail of the pharmacies providing the AstraZeneca vaccine.
