Q: Am I eligible for a first booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and if
so, which one?
A:
Ages 5 through 11 years: may receive a single booster dose at least five months after completion
of a primary vaccine series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
This age group may receive only the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as
their booster dose.
Ages 12 through 17 years: may receive a first booster dose at least five months after completion
of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or Comirnaty
(COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA). This age group may receive only the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 Vaccine or Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) as their booster dose.
Ages 18 and older: may receive a first booster dose at least five months after completion
of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Comirnaty
(COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA), the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, or Spikevax (COVID-19
Vaccine, mRNA). This age group may receive any of the following COVID-19
vaccines as their booster dose:
Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA)
Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine* (see note below)
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA)
If you are 18 or older and completed your primary vaccination with the
Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine at least 2 months ago, then you may
receive a first booster dose of any of the currently available COVID-19
vaccines listed above. View and print
eligibility chart.
*NOTE: The FDA has limited the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
to individuals 18 years of age and older for whom other authorized or
approved COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or clinically appropriate,
and to individuals 18 years of age and older who elect to receive the
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine because they would otherwise not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Q: Am I eligible for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose?
A: If it has been at least 4 months since your first booster dose of any
authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine and you are an individual 50 years
of age or older or an individual 12 years of age or older with certain
kinds of immunocompromise, you may receive a second COVID-19 vaccine booster
dose. View and print
eligibility chart.
If you are eligible to receive a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose and
you are 18 years of age or older, then you may receive your second booster
dose with any of the following vaccines:
Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA)
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA)
If you are eligible to receive a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose and
you are 12 through 17 years of age, then you may receive your second booster
dose with any of the following vaccines:
Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA)
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Q: Where can I find the latest COVID-19 resources?
A: Resources to keep yourself and others safe from COVID-19 are available at
COVID.gov. This toolkit is available in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese,
and is accessible for those using assistive technologies.
These COVID-19 tools are also available by phone through the National Hotline
at 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489), which supports more than 150 languages.
For people with disabilities who may need additional support, the Disability
Information and Access Line (DIAL) is also available to help at 1-888-677-1199
or via email at
DIAL@usaginganddisability.org.
