COVID-19 Vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full use authorization for the following COVID-19 vaccine:

• The Moderna vaccine, for people 18 years of age and older (2 doses, administered 21 days apart, are needed)
• The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (also known as Comirnaty), for people 16 and older (2 doses, administered 21 days apart, are needed)

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization for the following COVID-19 vaccines:

• The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, for people between the ages of 6 months and 15 (2 doses, administered 21 days apart, are needed for people 5 and older; 3 doses for children younger than 5)
• The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for children between 6 months and 5 (2 doses)
• The Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine, for people 18 years old and older (1 dose needed)

Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine can help improve your immunity. The CDC recommends everyone eligible for the booster get it.

The CDC recommends a second booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the first booster for:

• Adults ages 50 years and older
• People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised

Check out this guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, when to get the vaccine, and when to get a booster depending on your age, PDF

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting a COVID-19 vaccine will:

• Help keep you from getting COVID-19
• Not give you COVID-19
• Be an important tool to help stop the pandemic

There are many reasons to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The more people who get the vaccine, the more people protected. Do your part to crush COVID-19.

If you test positive for COVID-19, your doctor can prescribe IV medicine and oral pills. This is called COVID-19 therapeutics.

Your doctor can use COVID-19 therapeutics to prevent or treat eligible non-hospitalized patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have mild to moderate symptoms.

Your doctor can send a prescription to any pharmacy listed on the treatment locator or call 800-338-3831.

Prevention and early treatment for eligible patients can help improve patient outcomes, reduce stress on healthcare facilities, and even save lives.

Learn more about COVID-19 therapeutics

If you ever tested – or test – positive for COVID-19, the Illinois Dept. of Public Health wants to know about your experience getting treatment.

Learn how to complete a survey in English, PDF

Learn how to complete a survey in Spanish, PDF