COVID-19 Vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full use authorization for the following COVID-19 vaccine(s):

• The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for people 18 years of age and older (two doses, administered 21 days apart, are needed)
• The Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) COVID-19 vaccine, for people 16 years of age and older (two doses, administered 21 days apart, are needed)

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization for the following COVID-19 vaccines:

• The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, for people between the ages of 6 months and 15 (two doses, administered 21 days apart, are needed for people 5 and older; 3 doses for children younger than 5)
• The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for children between 6 months and 5 (2 doses)
• The Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine, for people 18 and older (one dose needed)

The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses children younger than 5 need depends on the type of vaccine the child receives.

• Pfizer vaccine: 3-shot regimen, with the first two shots given between 3 and 8 weeks apart and the last shot given at least 2 months later
• Moderna vaccine: 2-shot regimen given between 4 and 8 weeks apart

According to the FDA, caregivers should feel comfortable getting either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for a child.

Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine can help improve your immunity. The CDC recommends that people ages 5 years and older receive one updated (bivalent) booster if it has been at least 2 months since their last COVID-19 vaccine dose, whether that was:

• Their final primary series dose, or
• An original (monovalent) booster

People who have gotten more than one original (monovalent) booster are also recommended to get an updated (bivalent) booster.

Check out additional information from the CDC about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, when to get the vaccine, and when to get a booster depending on your age

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will help protect you from getting sick. Do your part to crush COVID-19.