Australians will be eligible to receive their COVID-19 booster shot four months after their second vaccine, with the change to come into effect from January 4.

From the end of January the interval will change again, meaning people will be eligible three months after their second dose.

Some states had been pushing for the interval between the second dose and booster to be shortened in response to the Omicron variant and a spike in case numbers.

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the changes meant the number of people eligible for a booster would increase from 3.2 million at the moment, to 7.5 million at the beginning of January to 16 million at the end of January.

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