COVID-19 Vaccine

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COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at helping protect against severe disease and death, including from variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 currently circulating (e.g., Delta variant).

If you are fully vaccinated you can resume activities that you did before the pandemic. However, you should wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission. Being fully vaccinated and wearing a mask maximizes protection from the Delta variant and possibly spreading it to others.

You may have side effects after vaccination. These are normal and should go away within a few days.

Everyone aged 12 years and older is recommended to get vaccinated. Learn how to find a COVID-19 vaccine.

People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are recommended to get an additional dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna).

Certain groups of people are recommended to get a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot.