What does it mean to be "fully vaccinated"?
According to the CDC, in general, people are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19:
2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose COVID-19 vaccination series approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or the World Health Organization (“WHO”):
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines (e.g., Comirnaty, Tozinameran)
- Moderna COVID-10 vaccine
- AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines (e.g., Covishield, Vaxzevria)
- Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine,
OR
2 weeks after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine approved by the FDA or the WHO
- Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine.
Individuals who do not meet these requirements are NOT fully vaccinated.
No matter who you are or what your style is, it's more important than ever to band together to protect each other by getting your flu and COVID-19 vaccine.
Now is a great time to get your flu vaccine! You can even get your COVID-19 vaccine at the same time. Everyone age 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine each year. Everyone age 5 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccine.
One arm at a time. One bandage at a time. Let's band together to control this year's flu and slow the spread of COVID-19 - for all of us.