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Sep 7, 2022 · Ages 12 and up are authorized to have only the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. Ages 5 to 11 are authorized to have only the Pfizer monovalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. Children under age ...
May 19, 2022 · Children 5 through 11 should receive a booster dose at least 5 months after their primary series. Vaccination with a primary series among this age group has lagged behind other age groups leaving them vulnerable to serious illness.
Nov 7, 2023 · Children age 6 months up to age 4 are up to date if they've had two doses of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. People age 5 and older are up to date after one Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. For people who have not had a 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccination, the CDC recommends getting an additional shot of that updated vaccine.
Jun 18, 2022 · Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
In general, everyone over age 5 is eligible for a booster shot. See the current CDC recommendations on when to get a COVID‑19 booster shot based on your primary vaccination series. For children age 6 months through 4 years: Those who are not vaccinated should get their primary series of COVID‑19 vaccines.
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...
