COVID-19 Updates

• Don’t get a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as other vaccines.

People are advised to wait at least 14 days after getting a COVID- 19 vaccine before getting any other vaccine, including a flu or shingles vaccine. Or if you have recently received any other vaccine first, wait at least 14 days before getting your COVID-19 vaccine.

However, those who do get a COVID-19 vaccine within 14 days of another vaccine do not need to be revaccinated with either vaccine. They should still complete both vaccine series on schedule.

When there is more data on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines given at the same time as other vaccines, CDC may update this recommendation.

• COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting people from getting sick.

Based on what experts know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.

Studies are still determining how vaccines will affect the spread of COVID-19. After people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they should continue taking precautions—like wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces—in public places until we know more.

These recommendations can help people make decisions about daily activities after they are fully vaccinated. They are not intended for healthcare settings.

People are considered fully vaccinated:

• two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or

• two weeks after a singledose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

People who don’t meet these requirements are not fully vaccinated.