Here is everything you need to know about getting a COVID booster shot as Western Australia prepares to reconnect with the rest of the world in less than six weeks.
mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna are also less effective at stopping Omicron infections, although early data suggests a booster helps restore this protection.
A booster shot pushes your antibody levels back up to around where they were just after you were fully vaccinated. If you are not eligible for a booster before the border opens but have had two doses of a COVID vaccine, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has reassured people protection does not suddenly disappear."Just because you get to three months, four months, five months or six months, you do not immediately lose your protection, that's not the case," he said.
Group 2 industries — those deemed critical to the ongoing delivery of key services to the community like supermarkets, public transport and child care providers — need to have two doses by January 31.
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