Children Are Susceptible to COVID-19 Too
It is important to remember that anyone, at any age, can get severely ill from COVID-19. In general, children have been less affected by severe COVID-19 disease compared with adults. However, children with health conditions such as asthma or chronic lung disease, congenital heart disease, diabetes and obesity can be at higher risk for severe illness when compared with children who do not have health conditions. Children who have not been vaccinated are at increased risk for developing one rare, but potentially serious condition associated with COVID-19 is called multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).
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Vaccination Is the Best Protection Against COVID-19 Illness
There are ways to help prevent COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccinations are safe and effective and are the best way to help protect your child against serious illness and hospitalization.
Vaccination Recommendations for Children
Children aged 5 years and older should get 1 dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations for Children Aged 6 Months - 4 Years | ||
Unvaccinated | If your child is unvaccinated | They should receive 2 doses of Moderna vaccine Or 3 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine |
Moderna | If your child received at least 1 dose of Moderna vaccine before September 12, 2023. | They should receive 1 updated dose of Moderna vaccine based on the recommended schedule by your child's healthcare provider. |
Pfizer-BioNTech | If your child received 1 dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before September 12, 2023. | They should receive 2 doses of updated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine based on the recommended schedule by your child's healthcare provider. |
Pfizer-BioNTech | If your child received 2 or more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before September 12, 2023. | They should receive 1 dose of updated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine based on the recommended schedule by your child's healthcare provider. |
Frequently Asked Questions about Kids and COVID-19 Vaccination
Additional benefits to COVID-19 Vaccination:
- Keeps your kids in school
- Allows children to fully participant in extracurricular activities
- Less missed workdays due to COVID-19 exposure or infection in your children
- Helps contribute to the decline of COVID-19 cases
- Helps decrease the likelihood for additional variants
Additional Recommended Routine Vaccinations for Children
These vaccines protect against infectious respiratory diseases:
- Influenza – to protect from seasonal flu each year (6 months and older)
- DTaP – for children young than 7 years old to protect against pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria and tetanus
- Tdap – for older children and teens to protect again pertussis (whopping cough), diphtheria and tetanus
- Pneumococcal pneumonia- to protect against the most common type of bacterial pneumonia.
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Page last updated: June 7, 2024