COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19
Pharmacy 777 Pharmacists are committed to protecting our community from the spread of the COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccines help to protect our community against Coronavirus by preventing serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Stay Up To Date With Your COVID 19 Vaccine
Pharmacy 777 Vaccinations are quick and easy to book and administered in a private consultation room by a professionally trained Pharmacist.
Booster Dose Eligibility
The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for:
- All adults over the age of 75 years every 6 months.
- All adults aged 65 to 74 years every 12 months (can consider every 6 months).
- Adults aged 18 to 64 years who are severely immunocompromised every 12 months (can consider every 6 months).
- Adults aged 18 to 65 years who are immunocompetent can consider every 12 months.
- Adolescents 5 to 17 years who are severely immunocompromised can consider every 12 months.
Please note : Adolescents 5 to 17 years of age who are immunocompetent are not recommended a COVID-19 vaccine.
What to Expect
- If you are eligible, you can book online or chat with your local 777 Pharmacist to make your appointment.
- Read the factsheet - Opens in new tab developed by the Australian Government Department of Health to prepare for your vaccination and what to bring.
- If the appointment is for a child, ensure you have provided appropriate consent – refer to the FAQs.
- Follow the instructions of your Pharmacist during your appointment.
- Receive your vaccination and a printed or digital confirmation statement.
- After your appointment wait for a 15-minute observation period.
For information post your vaccination, please read information provided by the Australian Department of Health: After your COVID-19 vaccination - Opens in new tab.
How You Can Help
Everyone has a part to play in preventing the Coronavirus Infection, COVID-19, from spreading and affecting the community.
- Avoid close contact with anyone who is unwell with a fever, cough or is sneezing.
- Regularly wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sanitiser if available, particularly after coming into close contact with another person or a public surface.
- Always cover your mouth with your bent elbow when coughing or sneezing, or use a tissue and dispose of the used tissue immediately.
- Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes with unwashed hands – germs can enter your body this way.
- Practice physical distancing by keeping 1.5 metres away from others wherever possible.
- Wearing a mask can help protect you and those around you.
- Optimise the body’s immune defences by eating well, getting enough sleep, being up to date with flu vaccinations and COVID-19 vaccinations, and reviewing existing health condition management with your Pharmacist or Doctor.
- If you have cold or flu like symptoms you should get tested for COVID-19, flu, or RSV even if your symptoms are mild. Speak with your local 777 Pharmacist about these self-testing kits.
- If you feel unwell stay at home and rest, unless you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, in which case seek medical care and call in advance.
How Your Pharmacist Can Help
- If you or your family become acutely unwell, we can assist you.
- Talk to your Pharmacist to learn more about symptom treatment recommendations, personalised advice, and how to manage your health from home with services such as medication apps, express delivery,* Telehealth and scripts on file.
- For updates visit health.gov.au - Opens in new tab or contact your local Pharmacy 777 Pharmacist.
For further information:
- Coronavirus Health Information Line: 1800 080 020 - Opens in new tab
- WA Department of Health and Australian Department of Health - Opens in new tab
- Visit the World Health Organisation website - Opens in new tab
Frequently Asked Questions
Everyone 5 years and over can now book an appointment for a primary course, or booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine if 18 years and over at an approved pharmacy*.
Some adolescents ages 12-17 years may also be eligible for a booster dose.
*Please note each state has a different age eligibility for pharmacist to vaccinate, please check with your local 777 Pharmacist.
Vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15 years
You will need to provide consent when your child attends the Pharmacy 777 COVID-19 Vaccination clinic.
Download and complete the consent form - Opens in new tab for your child and bring this along to your child’s appointment.If you are unable to attend the appointment, send the form along with your child and a responsible person aged over 18 years.
You will need to be available via telephone at the time of your child’s appointment to confirm consent with our vaccinating Pharmacist.
Yes, you should still have all the recommended doses for your age and health needs. Vaccination is likely to enhance the protection induced by infection. The interval between infection and vaccination enhances the protection from vaccination by further boosting the immune response, including immune memory response, generated following infection.
Individuals are not required to wait for six months since their last confirmed COVID-19 infection to receive their next recommended booster dose anymore. However, the Department of Health and Aged Care still recommends all individual to wait 6 months between a previous COVID-19 vaccination and their next recommended vaccine dose to optimise vaccine protection. This change in recommendation applies to all people who are recommended to receive COVID-19 vaccination (i.e., from 5 years and above).
For more information please visit the WA Health website here - Opens in new tab.
ATAGI - Opens in new tab recommends a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for individuals aged 75 years and over, every 6 months.
For all individuals aged 65 to 74 years and those 18 to 64 years with severely immunocompromising conditions, a booster dose can be given every 12 months. A booster dose can also be considered every 6 months if the Pharmacist deems appropriate according to the current clinical recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook.
Refer to the Booster Dose Eligibility section on this website for an infographic display and more information.
The Department of Health have advised a COVID-19 vaccine can be given on the same day as an influenza vaccine - Opens in new tab.
For the timing between the COVID-19 vaccine and any other vaccines, please speak to your Pharmacist, GP or immunising health care professional about the most appropriate time to make your appointment.Protection from a primary course (usually 2 doses) of COVID-19 vaccine wanes over time and protection is reduced against the LP.8.1 variant of COVID-19.
Because of this, all adults who have not received a recommended COVID-19 vaccine dose as per current guidelines are encouraged a booster dose as soon as possible to remain up-to-date.
However, if you’re aged over 75, you can receive your additional booster dose from 6 months after your last booster dose. For more information, see the What about a booster dose? FAQ above.
After booking your appointment online, ensure you complete the pre-screening form prior to attending your appointment.
Please read the factsheet - Opens in new tab developed by the Australian Government Department of Health to prepare for your vaccination.
For further support, please chat with your Pharmacist or GP.
Primary course vaccination is recommended for all people aged 18 years and older, and for children aged 6 months to less than 17 years with medical conditions that may increase their risk of severe disease or death from COVID-19.
Most people require 1 dose for their primary course. People with severe immunocompromise are recommended 2 primary doses and can consider a 3rd.
Further doses every 6 or 12 months may be recommended based on an individual’s age and presence of risk factors for severe disease.
Please talk to our Pharmacists if you need to confirm what the timing should be between the appointments.
Please ask your Doctor or Pharmacist for the latest specific advice about side effects.
You can use the COVID-19 vaccine side effects symptom checker - Opens in new tab if you have concerns about any symptoms after your vaccine.
The checker is also available through the National Coronavirus Helpline - 1800 020 080, 24 hours a day.
If you think a COVID-19 vaccine has caused a side effect, you can report it. Reports of suspected side effects help the TGA monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety.
Our pharmacy can report side effects to the TGA on your behalf, or you can report your side effects yourself. Visit the TGA website - Opens in new tab to find out how.
If a serious reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine occurs, it will usually occur within 15 minutes of being vaccinated . It is important for you to wait in the pharmacy for 15 minutes after being vaccinated so you can be observed for any serious reactions.
Pharmacists who deliver vaccinations are trained in first aid and CPR and know how to respond to an anaphylactic reaction. In the unlikely event of a severe reaction, the Pharmacist and other pharmacy team members will act immediately to provide emergency assistance.
For cancellations or changes within 24 hours of your appointment:
Please call the Pharmacy 777 location - Opens in new tab you made your booking with, and our team can help you rebook.For cancellations or changes outside 24 hours of your appointment:
This can be done under “manage your booking online” on your booking confirmation email. Alternatively, you can either call, visit or email the pharmacy to cancel or reschedule.Following your online cancellation, to book a new appointment:
Simply scroll up to the booking buttons on this page to start a new booking and schedule a new time or date.
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