COVID-19 Vaccines

Summary

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is an illness caused by a virus. This virus is a new coronavirus that has spread throughout the world. In the United States, there are several authorized and recommended vaccines to prevent COVID-19. These vaccines are being used under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These FDA decisions mean that the vaccines met the FDA's scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support EUA.

This page includes details about the vaccines and the vaccination program, including where you can find a vaccine. You can also find information about other COVID-19 vaccines that are still in progress. This includes details on how to volunteer for a vaccine clinical trial.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Start Here

• Combat COVID: Join the Fight (Department of Health and Human Services) Also in Spanish
• Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
• Coronavirus Clinical Studies (COVID-19 Prevention Network) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines (Food and Drug Administration)
• Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• VaccineFinder (Boston Children's Hospital; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Health and Human Services) Also in Spanish
• Vaccines for COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Latest News

• CDC Director Statement on Pfizer's Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Age 12 and Older (05/12/2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Related Issues

• Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
• Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in the US (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Learn More About COVID-19 Vaccines From the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
• Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Possible Side Effects After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) (Department of Health and Human Services) Also in Spanish
• Vaccines Protect Your Community (Department of Health and Human Services) Also in Spanish
• When You've Been Fully Vaccinated (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Specifics

• CDC Recommends Use of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Resume (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna) (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccine, Viral Vector (Johnson & Johnson's Janssen) (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Get the Facts (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• Understanding mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Understanding Viral Vector COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• What Are mRNA Vaccines and How Do They Work? (National Library of Medicine)

Videos and Tutorials

• What Are the Different Types of COVID-19 Vaccines and How Do They Work? (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
• What Are the Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines? (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
• What is an EUA (Emergency Use Authorization)? (Food and Drug Administration)
• What is in a Vaccine: Vaccine Ingredients and Safety (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish

Statistics and Research

• Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) (National Institutes of Health)
• COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Clinical Trials

• ClinincalTrials.gov: COVID-19 Vaccines (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Methodological Analysis: Randomized Controlled Trials for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines.
• Article: Quantifying the Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination to Our Future Outlook.
• Article: Vaccination Safety: Don't Toss the Champagne With the Cork.
• COVID-19 Vaccines -- see more articles

Children

• COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• When Can Children Get the Covid-19 Vaccine? (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish

Teenagers

• COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Women

• COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Older Adults

• COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Patient Handouts

• (Johnson & Johnson's) Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
• COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF Also in Spanish
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (Food and Drug Administration) - PDF
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (Food and Drug Administration) - PDF