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. There are now two authorized and recommended vaccines to prevent COVID-19 in the United States.The vaccines are being used under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA found that the vaccines met the scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support EUAs.

Right now, the supply of the vaccines is limited. So it will take some time for everyone to be able to get vaccinated. Each person needs two doses of the vaccine. This page includes details about the vaccines and the vaccination program.

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

• 8 Things to Know about the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• 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 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines (Food and Drug Administration)

Related Issues

• Fact Sheet: Explaining Operation Warp Speed (Department of Health and Human Services)
• Vaccines Protect Your Community (Department of Health and Human Services) Also in Spanish

Specifics

• Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Get the Facts (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• Ensuring the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (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
• Understanding mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Videos and Tutorials

• What is an EUA (Emergency Use Authorization)? (Food and Drug Administration)

Statistics and Research

• Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) (National Institutes of Health)
• Developing Therapeutics and Vaccines for Coronaviruses (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in the United States (National Institutes of Health)

Clinical Trials

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

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

• Article: Supporting efforts for a global COVID-19 vaccine.
• Article: COVID-19: Advances in diagnostic tools, treatment strategies, and vaccine development.
• Article: Economic and Behavioral Influencers of Vaccination and Antimicrobial Use.
• COVID-19 Vaccines -- see more articles