Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines

Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines Including Boosters

 

What You Need to Know

  • Updated (bivalent) boosters became available on:
    • September 2, 2022, for people aged 12 years and older
    • October 12, 2022, for people aged 5–11 years
    • December 9, 2022, for children aged 6 months–4 years who completed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine primary series
  • Updated (bivalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine also became available on December 9, 2022 for children aged 6 months–4 years to complete the primary series.
  • CDC recommends everyone stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines for their age group:
    • Children and teens aged 6 months–17 years
    • Adults aged 18 years and older
  • Getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you have recovered from COVID-19 infection provides added protection against COVID-19.
  • People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have different recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines.
  • COVID-19 vaccine and booster recommendations may be updated as CDC continues to monitor the latest COVID-19 data.

Updated Boosters Are Recommended

CDC recommends one updated (bivalent) booster dose:

  • For everyone aged 5 years and older if it has been at least 2 months since your last dose.
  • For children aged 6 months4 years who completed the Moderna primary series and if it has been at least 2 months since their last dose.

 

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Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines Including Boosters | CDC