What You Need to Know
Everyone ages 5 and older can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Learn how to find a COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at helping protect against severe disease and death from the virus that causes COVID-19, including known variants currently circulating (e.g., Delta variant).
The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks, which are rare.
As with other routine vaccines, side effects may occur after vaccination. These are normal and should go away within a few days.
People who are fully vaccinated can resume many activities they did before the pandemic. However, people should wear a mask indoors in public if they are in an area of substantial or high transmission.
If you received a Pfizer-BioNTech (ages 12 and older) or Moderna (ages 18 and older) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine primary series and have a moderately or severely compromised immune system, you should receive an additional primary dose of the same mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 28 days after the second dose.
Everyone ages 16 years and older can get a booster shot. Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) are preferred in most situations. Although mRNA vaccines are preferred, J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine may be considered in some situations.
Unlike many medications, COVID-19 vaccine dosage does not vary by patient weight but by age on the day of vaccination.
People can get a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines, including flu vaccine, at the same time.