COVID-19: Vaccine Facts & Information
Updated: 05/10/2024 1:30 PM
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Statement from the CDC (April 25, 2024)
CDC recommends the 2023–2024 updated COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax, to protect against serious illness from COVID-19.
Everyone aged 5 years and older ‡ should get 1 dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against serious illness from COVID-19.
Children aged 6 months–4 years need multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be up to date, including at least 1 dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine.
People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional doses of 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.
COVID-19 vaccine recommendations will be updated as needed.
People who are up to date have lower risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 than people who are unvaccinated or who have not completed the doses recommended for them by CDC.
Booster Doses and Mammograms
Some people will experience swelling in the lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy) in the underarm near where they got their COVID-19 vaccine. This swelling is a normal sign that your body is building protection against COVID-19 and is not uncommon after other vaccinations, as well. However, it is possible that this swelling could cause a false reading on a mammogram. To reduce the chance for a false reading, we recommend waiting to get your mammogram at least six weeks after receiving your COVID-19 vaccine.
Read more about this recommendation here.
