COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens

COVID-19 can make children and teens of any age very sick and sometimes requires treatment in a hospital.

Help protect children ages 5 years and older, especially from severe disease, hospitalization, or death by getting them vaccinated against COVID-19. Getting eligible children and teens vaccinated against COVID-19 can help keep them:

• From getting really sick if they do get COVID-19
• In school or daycare
• Safely participating in sports, playdates, and other group activities

There is no way to tell in advance how children or teens will be affected by COVID-19. However, those with underlying medical conditions or who have a weakened immune system are more likely to get severely ill from COVID-19.

Those without underlying medical conditions can also experience severe illness. Almost half of children younger than 18 years old hospitalized with COVID-19 have no underlying conditions.