Booster Information

Updated December 19, 2022

If you had the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine:

• Children 6 months through 5 years of age who have completed their primary vaccine series (2 doses) can get a booster of the updated vaccine at least 2 months after their last dose.
• Children 6 through 17 years of age who have completed their primary vaccine series (2 doses) can get a booster of the updated vaccine 2 months after their last dose.
• Children of any age who have only received 1 dose must finish their primary series (2 doses) before they are eligible for the updated vaccine.
• Adults 18 and older are eligible for the updated vaccine at least 2 months after completing their primary series (2 doses) or their last booster dose.

If you had the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine:

• Children 6 months through 4 years of age who have completed their primary vaccine series (3 doses) are not recommended to get the updated vaccine at this time.
• Children 6 months through 4 years of age who have received 1 or 2 doses of their primary series (3 doses) will get the updated vaccine for their 3rd and final dose.
• Children 5 through 17 years of age who have completed their primary vaccine series (2 doses) can get a booster of the updated vaccine at least 2 months after their last dose.
• Adults 18 and older are eligible for the updated vaccine at least 2 months after completing their primary series (2 doses) or their last booster dose.

Adults 18 and older who have completed the primary series with Johnson and Johnson (1 dose) are eligible for the updated vaccine at least 2 months after any last dose.

Adults 18 and older who have completed the primary series with Novavax (2 doses) are eligible for the updated vaccine at least 2 months after series completion.

More information from the CDC about who should get a booster

HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR BOOSTER:

• To visit one of Salt Lake County Health Department's immunization clinics, make an appointment online or by calling 385-468-7468. You may also visit without an appointment, though your wait for service may be longer. Please note the hours listed for each location.

• A booster is also available from your local pharmacy, your health care provider, or via one of three community vaccination sites offered by Community Nursing Services (CNS).
  
  
• You may receive a booster of a brand different from your original vaccine ("mix and match").
  
  
• If you don’t know which vaccine you initially received, your vaccine’s brand is listed on your vaccination record card. If you don’t have your vaccination record card, request your personal immunization record via one of the methods listed on our immunization webpage under “Records.”