You should not get the second dose sooner than recommended, but if the second dose is delayed, get the second dose as soon as possible. Other groups may receive a booster shot based on their individual risk and benefit. Talk to a healthcare professional about whether getting an additional dose is appropriate for you. Additional populations may be recommended to receive a booster shot as more data becomes available.
The COVID vaccines approved and authorized in the US continue to be effective at reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Experts are reviewing all available data to understand how well the vaccines are working for different populations. This includes looking at how new variants, like Delta, affect vaccine effectiveness. Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine to receive as a booster dose.
Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. CDC recommendations allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots.
Because young children were not included in the initial clinical trials, the vaccines are not currently recommended for children younger than 5 years of age. Clinical trials in younger children are underway, and presuming the trials are successful, vaccine recommendations for younger children will be made once the trials are completed.
Although COVID tends to be milder in children compared with adults, it can make some children very sick and can require hospitalization.
COVID can lead to both short- and long-term complications for children. Children who get infected with the virus that causes COVID can also develop serious complications like multisystem inflammatory syndrome MIS-C —a condition where different body parts become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. Vaccinating children can help protect family members, including siblings who are not eligible for vaccination and family members who may be at increased risk.
Vaccinating children age 5 years and older can help keep them in school and help them safely participate in sports, playdates, and other group activities. Scientists and public health experts are closely monitoring vaccine effectiveness and safety, and new information will be shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC as it becomes available.
Some vaccines provide life-long protection, such as the measles vaccine. Others require booster doses. For influenza flu , everyone age 6 months and older should get vaccinated each year.
Available data show that all three of the COVID vaccines approved or authorized in the US continue to be highly effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulating Delta variant.
Viruses constantly mutate, and public health experts expect new variants of a virus to occur. Scientists are monitoring changes in the virus, and information about these variants is rapidly emerging.
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