Who should have the Pfizer mRNA Vaccine?
The vaccine is recommended for all those over 80 years and those who form part of a ‘high-risk’ group. It is also recommended as part of the normal vaccination schedule for most; there are some exceptions, read more here.
Following the second recommended dose, the Pfizer vaccine has shown 95% efficacy in preventing symptomatic Covid infection and is one of the best vaccines currently available.
Figure 1: Cumulative Incidence of Covid-19 after the 1st dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine (Blue = vaccinated group and Red = placebo). Source: FDA VRBPAC Briefing Document
Administration of the vaccine will commence in stages as detailed below:
| Priority | Risk group |
|---|---|
| 1 | Residents in ERS and their carers |
| 2 | All those 80 years of age and over |
| 3 | All those 70 years of age and over and front-line health and social care workers |
| 4 | Clinically extremely vulnerable individuals |
| 5 | All those 65 years of age and over |
| 6 | All individuals aged 16 years to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality |
| 7 | All those 50 – 65 years of age |
| 8 | All those 12 – 50 years of age, resident in Gibraltar |
| 9 | All those who are cross frontier workers who are entitled to free healthcare in Gibraltar |