Updated July 20, 2022
May 19: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend children ages 5 through 11 years receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer vaccine. Learn more.
June 17: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Moderna's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series, and Pfizer's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine series, for children aged 6 months to 5 years. Learn more.
June 19: The CDC recommended everyone ages 6 months and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. Learn more.
July 19: Both the FDA and the CDC signed off on Novavax, a new, more traditional COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more.
Do I need to wear a mask?
Please take take precautions based on your community's local transmission rates. Communities with high transmission rates should wear a mask indoors in public.
Check your county transmission rate here
Low transmission:
- Stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines
- Get tested if you have symptoms
Medium transmission:
- If you are at high risk for severe illness, talk to your health care provider about whether you need to wear a mask
- Stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines
- Get tested if you have symptoms
High transmission:
- Wear a mask indoors in public
- Stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines
- get tested if you have symptoms
- Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness