COVID-19 Vaccines

Summary

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is an illness caused by a virus. This virus is a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. In the United States, there are several vaccines to prevent COVID-19. Some have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Others are being used under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA. All of these vaccines have met the FDA's scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support authorization or approval.

This page includes details about the vaccines and the vaccination program, including where you can find a vaccine.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Start Here

• Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities (National Institutes of Health)
• COVID-19 Vaccines (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
• How Do I Find a COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster? (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

• FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (07/13/2022; Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Down to 6 Months of Age (06/17/2022; Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 through 11 Years (05/17/2022; Food and Drug Administration)

Related Issues

• Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines, and Treatments (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 after Vaccination: Possible Breakthrough Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 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 a COVID-19 Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 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
• Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Stay Up to Date with Your Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• V-Safe After Vaccination Health Checker (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 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
• Your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record and Vaccination Card (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Specifics

• 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 Booster Shots (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccine, Viral Vector (Johnson & Johnson's Janssen) (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Get the Facts (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• Do I Qualify for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster and Which One? (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
• Understanding mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Understanding Protein Subunit 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) Also in Spanish

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)
• COVID-19 Vaccines Not Linked With Fertility Issues (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

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

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

• Article: Communicating about COVID-19 vaccine development and safety.
• Article: Persistence of immunity and impact of third dose of inactivated COVID-19...
• Article: Childhood COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and preference from caregivers and healthcare workers...
• COVID-19 Vaccines -- see more articles

Children

• Can Kids Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Along with the Flu Vaccine? (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Questions and Answers about Vaccines (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• When Can Kids Get the Covid-19 Vaccine or a Booster? (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish

Women

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

Patient Handouts

• (Johnson & Johnson's) Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Spikevax) Fact Sheet, 12 Years of Age and Older (Food and Drug Administration) - PDF
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Spikevax) Fact Sheet, 6 through 11 years of age (Food and Drug Administration)
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet, 6 months through 4 Years of Age (Food and Drug Administration)
• Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted EUA Fact Sheet - PDF
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (Comirnaty) Fact Sheet, 12 Years of Age and Older (Food and Drug Administration) - PDF
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (Comirnaty) Fact Sheet, 5 through 11 Years of Age (Food and Drug Administration) - PDF
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet, 6 months through 4 Years of Age (Food and Drug Administration)
• V-Safe After Vaccination Health Checker (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF