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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose

(from RI Department of Health)

What are booster doses?

A booster dose is a dose of a vaccine that is given to someone who is already vaccinated and received protection from that vaccination, but that protection decreased over time.

Who can get booster doses?

Johnson & Johnson

Everyone who is age 18 and older and who got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine can get a booster dose two months or more after their first dose.

Pfizer and Moderna

People who got the two doses of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines can get a booster dose six months or more after their second dose if they are:

Anyone age 65 years or older
Anyone age 18 or older who lives in long-term care settings

Anyone age 18 or older who has an underlying medical condition
Anyone age 18 or older who works or lives in high-risk settings

Can I get a different vaccine type for my booster dose?

Getting a booster shot of any COVID-19 vaccine currently authorized or approved in the US will increase your protection against COVID-19 and its variants, like Delta. Early research shows that mixing vaccines, like getting a first dose of Johnson & Johnson and then a Moderna booster dose, could offer better protection.

Eligible people can choose which vaccine they get as a booster dose. If you are unsure which booster dose to get, talk to a healthcare provider or review the CDC and FDA resources below. All three of the COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized in the United States are highly effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 and the Delta variant.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)

Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (FDA)

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (FDA)

Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine (FDA)