Should children get the COVID-19 booster?

About Vaccination for Children and Teens
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible. Use CDC's COVID-19 booster tool to learn if and when your child or teen can get boosters to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.
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Are healthy children 5 to 11 years old eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccine?

The CDC recommends that children should get a booster dose five months after finishing their primary COVID-19 vaccination series of two shots.
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Who should get a COVID-19 booster?


Everyone ages 5 years and older should get 1 booster after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary series.

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When should you usually get a COVID-19 booster vaccine?

1st Booster: Most people, at least 5 months after the final dose in the primary series. People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised, at least 3 months after the final dose in the primary series.
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What are the risks to getting a COVID-19 booster?

Adults and children may have some side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine, including pain, redness or swelling at the injection site, tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, fever, and nausea. Serious side effects are rare, but may occur.

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Do COVID-19 booster shots cause worse side effects?


If you experienced side effects when you were vaccinated initially, you may wonder if you'll have any noticeable symptoms in response to your booster shot. While you may have some side effects, they should be no worse than what you experienced originally and may well be milder.

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Are long-term side effects possible with COVID-19 vaccination?


Serious side effects that could cause a long-term health problem are extremely unusual following any vaccination, including COVID-19 vaccination. The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks.

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When do you get the second COVID-19 vaccine?

If you receive a vaccine that requires two doses, you should get your second shot as close to the recommended interval as possible. However, your second dose may be given up to 6 weeks (42 days) after the first dose, if necessary.. You should not get the second dose earlier than the recommended interval.
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How long should I wait in between doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine?


Feb. 24, 2022 -- It may be helpful for some people to wait up to 8 weeks between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccines, the CDC says in updated guidance.

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What is the dosing interval for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine?


The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is FDA-approved for use as a two-dose series administered 21 days apart to adolescents and adults 16 years and older and is authorized for emergency use in children ages 12-15 using the same schedule.

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How many times can I get COVID-19?

'A long-term pattern' According to some infectious disease researchers, Covid-19 reinfections are likely to become more common as time goes on and different variants continue to circulate—with some people potentially seeing third or fourth reinfections within a year.
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How long does COVID-19 rebound usually last?

How long will a rebound last? In the cases that have been described, rebound symptoms improved and/or positive tests became negative within 3 days for most people.
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How long does COVID-19 rebound last?

So far there have been no reports of severe illness in those who have experienced covid rebound, and most people seem to recover and stop testing positive around three days later without needing additional covid-19 treatment.
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What are some exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine?


Some people may be at risk for an adverse reaction because of an allergy to one of the vaccine components or a medical condition. This is referred to as a medical exemption. Some people may decline vaccination because of a sincerely held religious belief. This is referred to as a religious exemption.

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Can kids get the second vaccine if they had COVID-19 in between?


Should children and teens who have previously been infected with COVID-19 get vaccinated? Emerging evidence indicates that people can get added protection by getting vaccinated after having been infected with COVID-19. So, even if a child has had COVID-19, they should still get vaccinated. Related page:

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Is there an authorized booster for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine?


The FDA-authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and the FDA-approved Comirnaty can be used to provide the authorized booster dose(s). Similarly, the FDA-authorized Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the FDA-approved Spikevax are authorized to provide the authorized booster dose(s).

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Can you mix and match the vaccines for your mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) primary vaccination series?


No, vaccines used for the primary vaccination series should be same. However, if the mRNA vaccine product given for the first two doses is not available or is unknown, either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) may be administered.

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Can you mix and match COVID-19 booster shots?

The FDA has authorized the use of mix-and-match booster doses for currently available COVID-19 vaccines based on the results of a NIAID-supported study.

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Do you have to wait 15 minutes after your COVID-19 vaccine?

After you get your vaccine, you will wait at the vaccination site for 15 minutes to make sure you do not have a severe allergic reaction to the shot (this is very rare).
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When does immunity start after the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine?

Data released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that COVID-19 protection from the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was demonstrated in the clinical trials at about 14 days after the first shot. The FDA said some level of immunity may start sooner, but how much is not certain.
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Can you mix and match Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine?


Through the FDA's authorization and the CDC's recommendation, heterologous boosting—aka “mixing and matching”—is allowed with a single dose of any of the authorized COVID-19 vaccine boosters. For example, those who got Johnson & Johnson's one-dose series can receive a booster shot from Moderna or Pfizer

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How do I know if I’ve been fully vaccinated if I was vaccinated in another country?

If you have received all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that has been authorized or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or is listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO), then you are considered to be fully vaccinated.
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Do COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have long-term effects?


The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were created using messenger RNA (or mRNA) technology, which has been used for about 10 years in cancer treatment, with no long-term effects detected. And even before that, scientists had been working with mRNA technology for years. 3. mRNA technology does not alter your DNA.

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What are the possible side effects of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines?


Possible side effects: Pain, redness, or swelling at the site where the shot was administered, and/or tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, fever, or nausea throughout the rest of the body. If these side effects occur, they should go away in a few days. A few side effects are serious, but rare.

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What are the common side effects of the Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine?


The most commonly reported side effects by individuals who received a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine after completion of a two-dose primary series were pain, redness and swelling at the injection site, as well as fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain and chills.

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