The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as 6 months. Vaccines for children can help protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID.
Children aged 6 months and older may need one to three doses of either vaccine, depending on their age and vaccination status.1 Both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech manufacture the COVID vaccine in lower doses for children.
Why Should Children Get the COVID Vaccine?
Vaccination is key for preventing COVID and complications from the virus. The options for treating young children with COVID are very limited. The immune response from vaccination compared to infection is also different. Infection causes viral replication and tissue invasion and damage.
