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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.
Apr 25, 2024 · Children aged 5 years – 11 years who are not vaccinated or have gotten previous COVID-19 vaccine (s) Children aged 5 years – 11 years who are unvaccinated or have previously gotten a COVID-19 vaccine before September 12, 2023, should get 1 updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
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...
For children age 6 months through 4 years: Those who are not vaccinated should get their primary series of COVID‑19 vaccines. Those who received a COVID‑19 vaccine before September 12, 2023, should get a booster shot.
Jun 2, 2022 · Children ages five to 17 years old with weakened immune systems should get a booster dose three months after receiving their three-dose primary series. Immunocompromised children ages 12...
Dec 8, 2021 · During an appearance on CNN last month, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said it is possible that children ages 12 to 15 will need a booster shot, but he...
Oct 25, 2022 · Children should get a bivalent booster if they’re in the recommended age range, physicians and public health researchers told the PBS NewsHour. “These kids are in school in person with very,...