Anyone 6 months and older may get vaccinated, and individuals must receive an age-appropriate COVID-19 vaccine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months and older. Pfizer makes a two-dose vaccine series for adults and adolescents 12 and older that has a 30-mcg dosage, a two-dose series for children 5 to 11 years old that is one third of the adult dosage (10 mcg), and a three-dose series for children 6 months to 4 years old that is one tenth of the adult dosage (3 mcg). Moderna makes a two-dose vaccine series for adults and adolescents 12 and older that has a 100-mcg dosage, a two-dose vaccine series for children 6 to 11 years old that is one half of the adult dosage (50 mcg), and a two-dose vaccine series for children 6 months to 5 years old that is one quarter of the adult dosage (25 mcg).

For more information about the safety, efficacy, and timing of each pediatric vaccine, please visit CDC’s page about COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens.