June 27, 2022: The CDC approved the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that all children 6 months to 5 years of age should receive a vaccine against COVID-19. This expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children and means all Americans 6 months or older are eligible for vaccination.
Parents and caregivers can vaccinate their children from 6 months to 5 years with Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines to better protect them from COVID-19. All children, including those who have already had COVID-19, should be vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccines have suffered, and will continue to suffer, the most intense security check in U.S. history. Parents and caregivers can play an active role in monitoring the safety of these vaccines if they enroll their children in V-safe: personalized and confidential health checks via text messages and web surveys where they can easily share with the CDC how a child feels afterwards. obtaining a vaccine against COVID-19.
Parents can contact their doctor, nurse, local pharmacy or health department, or visit vaccines.gov to see where vaccines for children are available.
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