The COVID-19 coronavirus: What You Should Know

Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines Including Boosters

CDC recommends everyone stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, including all primary series doses and boosters for their age group:

• People ages 6 months through 4 years should get all COVID-19 primary series doses.
• People ages 5 years and older should get all primary series doses, and the booster dose recommended for them by CDC, if eligible.
  • People ages 5 years to 11 years are currently recommended to get the original (monovalent) booster.
  • People ages 12 years and older are recommended to receive one updated Pfizer or Moderna (bivalent) booster.
    
  • ^This includes people who have received all primary series doses and people who have previously received one or more original (monovalent) boosters.
  • ^At this time, people aged 12 years to 17 years can only receive the updated Pfizer bivalent booster.
• Getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover from COVID-19 infection provides added protection against COVID-19.
• People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have different recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters.
• COVID-19 vaccine and booster recommendations may be updated as CDC continues to monitor the latest data.

Why Vaccines are Recommended for Children and Teens

Although children are at a lower risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19 compared with adults, children can:

• Be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19
• Get very sick from COVID-19
• Have both short and long-term health complications from COVID-19
• Spread COVID-19 to others

Children with underlying medical conditions are more at risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared with children without underlying medical conditions. Children who get infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can also develop serious complications like multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)—a condition where different body parts become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs.

Where can I get a vaccine?

Vaccines are readily available at your local pharmacy or your health care provider. Please speak with your health care provider if you have questions. 

To learn more, review the CDC Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination. 

When to Get Tested for COVID-19

• Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
• If you came into close contact with someone with COVID-19, wear a well-fitting face mask around other people for 10 days, especially in indoor settings. If symptoms develop, stay home and get tested for COVID-19. Get tested for COVID-19 on day 5, even if you don't have symptoms.
• Isolate if you have tested positive for COVID-19 for at least 5 days. Isolation can end after day 5 if you are fever-free and other COVID-19 symptoms are improving. For 10 days, wear a well-fitting face mask when around other people, avoid people who are immunocompromised or high-risk, and avoid travel.
• Follow any applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations.

To find test locations and resources, visit: https://www.covid19.nh.gov/resources/testing-guidance