Who should get a booster dose?
✔️ Pfizer-BioNTech | ✔️ Moderna | ✔️ Johnson & Johnson |
What's a booster dose? Vaccine booster doses are given when the immune response from the primary vaccine series begins to wane over time.
• You should get your booster dose at least 5 months after receiving your first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine if you’re age 12 years or older.
• You should get your booster dose at least 5 months after receiving your first two doses of the Moderna vaccine if you’re age 18 years or older.
• You should get your booster dose at least 2 months after receiving one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine if you’re age 18 years or older.
Booster doses can be mixed and matched. CDC recommends people get either Pfizer or Moderna for their booster dose. Ages 12-17 may only get a Pfizer booster dose.
Booster doses of Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccine are the same as the first (and for Pfizer, second) doses. The Moderna booster dose is a half dose.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccine booster doses here: https://bit.ly/2Y0a7Nx.
Who should get an additional dose?
✔️ Pfizer-BioNTech | ✔️ Moderna | ❌ Johnson & Johnson |
What's an additional dose? Additional doses are given to people who are immunocompromised and who did not experience a strong immune response to their primary vaccine series.
The CDC recommends people ages 5+ who are moderately to severely immunocompromised should get an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine 28 days after receiving their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
People who are immunocompromised and who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should not receive an additional dose. They should instead receive a booster dose 2 months after receiving their first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Learn more about additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine here: https://bit.ly/3CRJDMY.