COVID-19 vaccine boosters

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Apr. 19, 2022
• Content Notes:
  What You Need to Know
  
  • As with vaccines for other diseases, people are best protected against infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 when they stay up to date with vaccinations.
  
  • COVID-19 vaccines continue to protect people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and even dying—especially people who have received a booster.
  
  • CDC recommends everyone ages 12 years and older receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster after completing their primary COVID-19 vaccination series. Some people can receive two boosters.
  
  • People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have specific COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, including recommendations for a booster. Learn more about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19/prevention & Control Immunization, Secondary Vaccination
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  Moderna COVID-19 vaccine ; Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a05374892932a32415865c63c334f8110c40c6a00f9a2cb4637e1e42fd914672
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116516/cdc_116516_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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