Luxembourg's Ministry of Health and the Ministry of State have announced the recommendation of a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 70 and over as well as those at risk of contracting a severe form of COVID-19.
Following the recommendation of the Superior Council of Infectious Diseases (Conseil supérieur des maladies infectieuses - CSMI), a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine may now be administered to people aged 70 and over and other vulnerable people in the Grand Duchy. This fourth dose is to be given at an interval of at least four months after the booster dose. The vaccine product used for the fourth dose will be an mRNA vaccine. This fourth dose aims to maintain a high level of vaccine protection that the people in question have acquired against COVID-19 infection, severe forms of the disease and death.
Any immunocompromised person (anyone who has had an organ transplant or haematopoietic cell transplantation, patients undergoing lymphopenic chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatments or carriers of a primary immunodeficiency disease) or dialysis-treated patients aged eighteen and over can obtain a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This must be done at least three months after the last injection.
Eligible people aged 70 and over will receive an invitation from the Luxembourg Government by post to get vaccinated; this letter will include detailed instructions on how to make an appointment at the Victor Hugo vaccination centre in Luxembourg-Limpertsberg, which will be exceptionally open from 12 to 30 July 2022, or with their general practitioner (GP), in a pharmacy or in the "Impfbus" vaccination bus. The Victor Hugo vaccination centre will close its doors again after 30 July 2022.
The list of GPs and pharmacies participating in the vaccination campaign, as well as the Impfbus timetable, is available on the impfen.lu website.
Personalised assistance is also offered through the dedicated helpline: 247-65533.
