Viral tests look for a current infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, by testing specimens from your nose or mouth. There are two main types of viral tests: nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) and antigen tests. In certain circumstances,...
Everyone 6 Months and Older Should Get a COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 vaccination has many benefits and is an important tool to help protect you from severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Even if you or your child have had COVID-19, you should still get...
What You Need To Know In addition to following the recommended COVID-19 vaccination schedule, tixagevimab/cilgavimab (Evusheld), a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, should be administered to people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised every 6...
Updated guidance reflects new recommendations for isolation and precautions for people with COVID-19.Removed Assessment for Duration of Isolation and Key Findings From Transmission Literature sections so page provides most current information. Key Points People who...
Effective September 1st, 2022, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages 12 years and older and from...
General Information Manufacturer: Novavax, Inc. Number of Shots: 2 doses in the primary series, given 3–8 weeks apart. People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should also receive 2 doses, given 3 weeks apart (a 3rd primary dose is not...
