Change in opening times at Covid-19 vaccination centres

The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced a change in opening hours of Covid-19 vaccination centres across the island from Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in an effort to improve the service offered to locals.

Walk-in vaccination centres in all provinces, excluding the vaccination centres in Kyperounda and Polis Chrysochous, will operate from 8:00am – 2:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

On Wednesdays, the walk-in vaccination centres excluding the vaccination centre in Polis Chrysochous will operate from 8:00am – 5:30pm.

Vaccination Centres:

Nicosia: State Fair

Larnaca: Larnaca Old Hospital

Lemesos: Linopetra Health Centre

Paphos: Paphos General Hospital

Famagusta: Famagusta Health Centre

Kyperounda: Kyperounda Vaccination Centre (former Coop) Monday and Friday 8:30am – 2:30pm and Wednesday 8:00am – 5:30pm

Polis Chrysochous: Polis Chrysochous Hospital, every Tuesday 9:30am – 1:30pm

The Health Ministry reiterated that receiving a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is optional.

Meanwhile, for those opting for a specific vaccine make, the Moderna vaccine (BA.1) is available every Tuesday and Thursday, while the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (BA.4 and BA.5) is available daily from Monday to Friday.

To receive the vaccination, members of the public must present identification document (ID card, passport) and a vaccination card, for health professionals – a license to practice, a medical certificate (from staff or a specialist doctor) for immunocompromised and immunosuppressed patients, as well as from individuals with chronic serious illnesses or obesity.