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 months–4 years who completed the Moderna primary series and if it has been at least 2 months since their last dose.

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