The 2023-2024 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older that target the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. The new COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are as follows:
Children 6 months – 4 years old who are unvaccinated are recommended to receive 2 doses of updated 2023-2024 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or 3 doses of updated 2023-2024 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Children 6 months – 4 years old who were previously vaccinated are recommended to receive 1 or 2 doses of an updated 2023-2024 Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (timing and number of doses to administer depends on the previous COVID-19 vaccine[s] received).
Anyone 5 years old and older regardless of previous vaccination is recommended to receive 1 dose of an updated 2023-2024 Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at least 2 months since the last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.
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