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May 19, 2022 · CDC now recommends that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series. Since the pandemic began, more than 4.8 million children ages 5 through 11 have been diagnosed with COVID-19, 15,000 have been hospitalized and, tragically, over 180 have died.
Sep 8, 2022 · Yes, some kids are eligible for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. Children ages 12 and up can now receive the Pfizer version of this bivalent booster. This age group is no longer authorized to have the previous monovalent booster.
Jan 5, 2022 · CDC now recommends that adolescents age 12 to 17 years old should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series. Data show that COVID-19 boosters help broaden and strengthen protection against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Nov 7, 2023 · COVID-19 vaccinations are now part of the immunization schedule for children age 6 months and older. Kids can get a COVID-19 vaccine during their well-child visit or anytime they become eligible based on the vaccination schedule.
May 27, 2022 · In mid-May 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. children ages 5 to 11, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed...
Oct 26, 2021 · The CDC has now released booster guidance for all three vaccines available in the U.S. — making tens of millions of people eligible for another shot. And on Tuesday, an FDA panel met to review data...
Those who received a COVID‑19 vaccine before September 12, 2023, should get a booster shot; How many shots your child will need and when they should get their booster will depend on whether they got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. See detailed recommendations from the CDC.
