CDC Recommends Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines for Fall/Winter Virus Season

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COVID-19 FAQ

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Can I choose which COVID-19 vaccine I can get?
Can I get more than one updated COVID-19 vaccine?

People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional doses of updated COVID-19 vaccine 2 or more months after getting the last updated COVID-19 vaccine.

People aged 65 years and older who received 1 dose of any updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Novavax) should receive 1 additional dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the previous updated dose. For more Novavax information, click or tap here.

Talk to your healthcare provider about additional updated doses.
If I am pregnant or planning to become pregnant, can I get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes, COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to get pregnant, as well as people who might become pregnant in the future.

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps:

Prevent severe illness and death in people who are pregnant.

Protect babies younger than 6 months old from hospitalization.

Learn more about vaccination considerations and the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Do I need to wait after getting a flu vaccine or other vaccine before getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
Can I get vaccinated against COVID-19 while sick with COVID-19?
No. You should wait to be vaccinated to avoid potentially exposing healthcare personnel and others during the vaccination visit.

Stay home and away from others (including people you live with who are not sick) if you have a respiratory virus. You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:

Your symptoms are getting better overall, and

You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors.

Learn more about the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
If I already had COVID-19 and recovered, do I still need to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

Yes. You should get a COVID-19 vaccine even if you had COVID-19 infection.

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover provides added protection. You may consider delaying your vaccine by 3 months. However, certain factors could be reasons to get a vaccine sooner rather than later, such as:

• Personal risk of severe disease

• Risk of disease in a loved one or close contact

• COVID-19 is causing a lot of illness in your community

• COVID-19 variant currently causing the most illness

People who already had COVID-19 and do not get vaccinated after their recovery are more likely to get COVID-19 again.

Learn more about the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Still have questions?

RESOURCES

Tools and Resources:

SARS – CoV – 2 (COVID – 19) Fact Sheet

Get Your COVID-19 Vaccines:

Discover how to schedule your COVID-19 vaccination appointment and what to anticipate during your visit. For information on obtaining an updated COVID-19 vaccine, what to expect at your appointment, and details on payment options, please click here.

COVID-19 Vaccination for Children:

COVID-19 vaccines provide crucial protection against severe illness from COVID-19 in children.

Children with underlying medical conditions are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Even children who have previously contracted COVID-19 should receive vaccination.

COVID-19 vaccination enhances safety for children within educational settings.

For more information click here.

Long COVID Basics:

Long COVID is a serious illness that can result in chronic conditions requiring comprehensive care.

Long COVID can include a wide range of ongoing symptoms and conditions that can last weeks, months, or even years after COVID-19 illness.

Anyone who had a SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19, can experience Long COVID, including children.

COVID-19 vaccination is the best available tool to prevent Long COVID.

Living with Long COVID can be difficult and isolating, especially when there are no immediate answers or solutions.

To learn more about Long COVID click here.

Resources for healthcare and vaccine providers:

Find links to updated information and guidance on COVID-19 vaccines, including recommendations for special populations.

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinical & Professional Resources

Caring for patients

Find information on evaluating and treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Clinical Presentation

COVID-19 Treatment Clinical Care for Outpatients

People at increased risk of severe outcomes

Find information on a patient’s increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, correlated underlying medical conditions, and how people who are immunosuppressed can protect themselves from getting infected.

Underlying Conditions and the Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

People with Certain Medical Conditions and COVID-19 Risk Factors

Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS)

Find information on this rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19.

Clinical Overview of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Clinical Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Case Definitions and Reporting

Post-COVID conditions

Find information on physical and mental health conditions that can arise after an initial SARS-CoV-2 infection (the virus that causes COVID-19).

Clinical Overview of Long COVID

CDC Science and the Public Health Approach to Long COVID

Children

Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers

Pregnancy and Recent Pregnancy

Clinical Considerations for Special Populations

Prevention and testing

Find guidance on infection control, as well as information on testing and exposure to COVID-19 at work.

Infection Control Guidance: SARS-CoV-2

Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2

Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2

What to know

This overview describes current information on the types of tests used to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection and their intended uses. This information is intended for use by healthcare providers, public health professionals, and those organizing and implementing testing in non-healthcare settings.

For test types and more information click here.

COVID-19 Information in Other Languages

Resources for non-English speaking or Limited English Proficient (LEP) community members

CDC translations of COVID-19 information are available by clicking the link for each language in the upper-right corner of the CDC’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) page.
CDC COVID-19 resources in languages other than english
COVID-19 printable fact sheets in many languages from Mass.gov

American Sign Language video series

AAP RESOURCES

COVID-19 Pandemic

Study: Female pediatricians more stressed than males before, during pandemic August 1, 2024 — The study compared measures of career satisfaction and well-being between female and male pediatricians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP analyzes pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations from 2020-’24 July 1, 2024 — About 234,000 children under age 18 were hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 from fall 2020 to spring 2024.

What factors allowed for timely pediatric approvals of remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19? July 1, 2024 — Remdesivir was approved for use in pediatric patients, including neonates, about three years after approval for use in adults and adolescents.

For more publications by the AAP click here.