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| ===== Booster Shots ===== | ===== Booster Shots ===== | ||
| Authorities claim the need to administer [[:COVID-19 vaccine]] booster shots to ensure continual efficacy for some or all vaccine recipients. That claim is hotly debated. | Authorities claim the need to administer [[:COVID-19 vaccine]] booster shots to ensure continual efficacy for some or all vaccine recipients. That claim is hotly debated. | ||
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| + | ==== USA - COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Timeline ==== | ||
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| + | * Eligibility | ||
| + | * January 6, 2022: Boosters available for all 12+; additional doses for | ||
| + | * certain immunocompromised children; booster interval (5 months) | ||
| + | * • DOH expanded booster dose eligibility to include everyone 12 and older. Youth ages 12 to 17 | ||
| + | * should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least 5 months after | ||
| + | * completing their primary vaccination series. | ||
| + | * • The amended EUAs also allows for a third primary series dose of Pfizer for | ||
| + | * immunocompromised children, 5-17 years old. Moderately to severely immunocompromised | ||
| + | * children ages 5-11 years are recommended to receive an additional primary dose of Pfizer | ||
| + | * vaccine to ensure optimal protection. | ||
| + | * • Adults ages 18 and older are eligible for a booster five months after completing a primary | ||
| + | * series of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. | ||
| + | * December 17, 2021: Vaccine preference | ||
| + | * • The CDC and DOH recommend that individuals 18+ choose to receive an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer- | ||
| + | * BioNTech or Moderna) instead of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine. | ||
| + | * November 20, 2021: Boosters available for all 18+ | ||
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| + | * August 14, 2021: Immunocompromised individuals | ||
| + | * • A third dose (in the primary series) of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is | ||
| + | * recommended for certain immunocompromised individuals. | ||
| + | * o The third dose is not considered a booster, rather an additional dose for individuals who | ||
| + | * did not adequately develop immunities with the initial two-dose series. A full list of | ||
| + | * conditions is available on the CDC’s website. | ||
| + | * o A third dose for immunocompromised is only recommended for those who received an | ||
| + | * mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna). | ||
| + | * May 12, 2021: Pfizer vaccine for adolescents 12+ | ||
| + | * • The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for those 12–17 years old. | ||
| + | * April 15, 2021: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for age 16+. | ||
| + | * • The Moderna and J&J COVID-19 vaccines are authorized for age 18+. | ||
| + | * March 31, 2021: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended to: | ||
| + | * o Anyone 16 or older with two or more underlying conditions | ||
| + | * o Anyone 60 and older | ||
| + | * o People/ | ||
| + | * living with disabilities and shelters/ | ||
| + | * homelessness) | ||
| + | * o Other at-risk critical workers in certain congregate settings (such as restaurants/ | ||
| + | * services, manufacturing, | ||
| + | * March 17, 2021: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended to: | ||
| + | * o High risk critical workers in congregate settings (agriculture, | ||
| + | * processing, grocery stores, prisons/ | ||
| + | * o Remaining first responders | ||
| + | * o Anyone 16 or older and pregnant | ||
| + | * o Anyone 16 or older with a disability that puts them at high risk for severe COVID-19 | ||
| + | * illness | ||
| + | * March 2, 2021: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended to: | ||
| + | * o Pre-K and K-12 educators and staff | ||
| + | * o Child care staff | ||
| + | * January 18, 2021: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended to: | ||
| + | * o Anyone 65 or older | ||
| + | * o Anyone 50 or older in a multi-generational household | ||
| + | * December 31, 2020: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended to: | ||
| + | * o All workers at risk in health care settings | ||
| + | * December 14, 2020: Vaccine eligibility update | ||
| + | * • The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended to: | ||
| + | * o High-risk workers in health care settings and high-risk first responders | ||
| + | * o Residents and staff of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other community- | ||
| + | * based, congregate living settings where most individuals over 65 years of age are | ||
| + | * receiving care, supervision, | ||
| + | * Restrictions | ||
| + | * December 2, 2021: International air travel restriction | ||
| + | * • Restrictions on international airline crew members and travelers two years or older regardless | ||
| + | * of vaccination status to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test no more than one day before | ||
| + | * travel or documentation of recovery from COVID-19. | ||
| + | * November 15, 2021: Proof of vaccination, | ||
| + | * • Everyone aged 12+ at outdoor events or preregistered assembly of 10,000 or more individuals | ||
| + | * or 1,000 or more individuals at an indoor venue must show negative COVID-19 test or proof of | ||
| + | * vaccination. | ||
| + | * October 25, 2021: Proof of vaccination, | ||
| + | * • City of Seattle and King County: Ages 12+ at outdoor events of 500 or more people, indoor | ||
| + | * recreational events or establishments, | ||
| + | * or proof of vaccination. | ||
| + | * October 18, 2021: Vaccination requirement | ||
| + | * • Proclamation “21-14.3 COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT” ordered COVID-19 vaccination | ||
| + | * for firefighters, | ||
| + | * care providers; employees and contractors of covered entities; federal and state employees, | ||
| + | * contractors and agencies performing health care services; employees of medical facilities, higher education student workers, and public, private and charter school employees in higher | ||
| + | * education institutions, | ||
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