Health Department

Fairfax County, Virginia

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our administration office at 10777 Main Street in Fairfax is open during regular business hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. Clinic services are not offered at this location.

703-246-2411
TTY 711

10777 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22030

Gloria Addo-Ayensu, M.D., M.P.H.,
Director of Health

Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine recommendations were updated on April 21. See this update and learn more below.

On this page:

Vaccine Recommendations
Guidance for People Who are Immunocompromised
Additional Information

COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective at protecting people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and dying.

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safer, more reliable way to build protection than getting sick with COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines can also offer added protection to people who had COVID-19, including protection against being hospitalized from a new infection.

As with other vaccines, you are protected best from COVID-19 when you stay up to date with the recommended vaccinations, including recommended boosters, when you are eligible.

COVID-19 vaccine and booster recommendations may be updated as CDC continues to monitor the latest COVID-19 data.

Recommendation for Everyone Aged 6 Years and Older

  • Everyone 6 years and older should get 1 updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
  • People 65 years and older may get a 2nd updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 booster dose at least 4 months after the initial bivalent dose. 
  • People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 booster doses at least 2 months after the initial bivalent dose. Additional doses may be administered for people who are at higher risk conditions at the discretion of your healthcare provider. 
  • Children 6 months–5 years may need multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be up to date. This includes at least 1 updated dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, depending on the number of doses they’ve previously received and their age. See recommendations for children 6 months—5 years. 

When Are You Up to Date?

Everyone aged 6 years and older You are up to date when you get 1 updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Children aged 6 months—5 years who got the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
  • Aged 6 Months—4 years and you get 3 COVID-19 vaccine doses, including at least 1 updated COVID-19 dose.
  • Aged 5 years and you get at least 1 updated COVID-19 vaccine dose
Children aged 6 months—5 years who got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine You are up to date when you get 2 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, including at least 1 updated COVID-19 vaccine dose.
People who are unable or choose not to get a recommended mRNA vaccine You are up to date when you get the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine doses approved for your age group.

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines

Updated, or bivalent, COVID-19 boosters can help restore protection that has decreased since your previous vaccination and provide broader protection against newer variants. The updated boosters target both the original virus and more recent Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, that are more contagious and more resistant than earlier strains of the virus.

Previous COVID-19 vaccines are called original, or monovalent, because they were designed to protect against the original virus that causes COVID-19. The original monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use in the U.S. 

Guidance for People Who are Immunocompromised

If you are moderately or severely immunocompromised (have a weakened immune system), you are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness and death. Additionally, your immune response to COVID-19 vaccination may not be as strong as in people who are not immunocompromised. 

People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have different recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines. 

Ready to get a vaccine?

Find a location near you!

Lose your vaccine card?

The Virginia Immunization Information System is the registry for immunization history, and you can request a copy of your COVID-19 record and QR code.

If you cannot locate your COVID-19 vaccination record, please call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. 

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