Updated Dec. 29, 2022
December 9: The CDC expands updated COVID-19 vaccines to include children ages 6 months through 5 years. Learn more.
October 12: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines for ages 5 and older. Learn more.
September 1: The CDC authorized an additional COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for everyone ages 12 and up. The updated booster dose is bivalent -- meaning it offers protection against the latest omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, plus the original COVID-19 strain. Learn more.
June 19: The CDC recommended everyone ages 6 months and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. Learn more.
Do I need to wear a mask?
Please take precautions based on your community's local transmission rates. People in communities with high transmission rates should wear a mask indoors in public.
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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
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