The need for help must be based on care, not, for instance, merely on the use of cleaning services or grocery home deliveries. Assistance can be provided by a public or private provider or, for example, a relative.
In the case of informal care, the recommendation for a fourth vaccination only applies to the cared-for person aged 70 or older, not the informal carer.
The fourth vaccine dose may be given 3 to 4 months after the third vaccination. For now, persons who have had three vaccine doses and have recovered from a coronavirus infection do not need a fourth vaccination.
Before this, fourth COVID-19 vaccinations have already been recommended to severely immunocompromised persons, persons living in nursing homes for the elderly, and persons aged 80 and older.
Pirkanmaa Hospital District recommends a fourth COVID-19 vaccination for the following groups:
Vaccinations are given without an appointment at the following sites:
Vaccinations are given by appointment at health centres in Tampere during May and at Hatanpää laboratory facilities and at the Orivesi health centre.
You can book an appointment at Covid-19 vaccinations or by calling the health care counselling service on 03 5657 0023 (daily from 7 to 22). Residents of Orivesi may also book an appointment by calling the health centre appointment number: 03 5657 5777, Mon–Fri from 12 to 13.
Clients of home care receive the vaccine through home care services, but, if they wish, they can also get vaccinated at a health centre or the Hatanpää laboratory facilities.
