Primary Vaccine Doses
Anyone age 6 months and older may receive the Pfizer monovalent vaccine two dose series. The first two doses are given 21 days - 8 weeks apart. The third dose is given 8 weeks after the second dose, typically this is a bivalent booster dose. If a monovalent third dose is given no additional doses are recommended at this time.
Anyone age 6 months and older may receive the Moderna monovalent vaccine two dose series, given 28 days - 8 weeks apart.
Anyone age 5 and older may receive the Pfizer monovalent vaccine two dose series, given 21 days apart.
Anyone age 18 and older may receive the single dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine.
Immunocompromised Individuals
Children ages 5 through 11 years who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should receive a primary series of 3 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. A 2nd dose given 21 days after 1st dose. A 3rd dose given at least 28 days after 2nd dose
People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should receive a total of 4 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to stay up to date. The 4 doses include a primary series of 3 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, plus 1 booster of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (4th dose) given 3 months after the third additional dose.
People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and got 2 doses (1 primary dose and 1 booster) of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. The CDC recommends that these individuals receive either a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for a booster dose two months or more after receiving their second dose. Children ages 5-17 are only eligible for a Pfizer vaccine.
Booster Doses for Non-Immunocompromised Individuals
6 months - 4 years a booster dose individuals who received two doses of a primary series of either Pfizer or Moderna monovalent vaccine are eligible for one bivalent booster dose at least two weeks after their second dose. Individuals who have received three doses of the monovalent Pfizer vaccine are not eligible for a bivalent dose at this time.
Everyone ages 5 years - 11 years can get 1 bivalent Pfizer or Moderna booster at least 2 months after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary series.
Second booster doses are also available for people who got 2 doses (1 primary dose and 1 monovalent booster) of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. The CDC recommends that these individuals receive either a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for a booster dose two months or more after receiving their second dose.
Bivalent Boosters
Anyone 6 months of age or older are eligible for a single bivalent booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as their 3rd dose of the primary series. Anyone ages 5 years and above may receive a single Bivalent Booster dose if it has been at least two months since they have completed primary vaccination or have received the most recent booster dose with any authorized or approved monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.
Anyone 6 months of age and older are eligible for a single bivalent booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent if it has been at least two months since they have completed primary vaccination or have received the most recent booster dose with any authorized or approved monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.