More COVID-19 boosters are approved

The CDC has approved the bivalent booster for anyone age 12+ (Pfizer) and 18+ (Moderna)

Am I eligible for a booster?

Use this interactive tool to find out!

How to get your vaccine or booster with Hartford HealthCare

Even if you did not receive your initial vaccine series form us, you are welcome to get your third dose or bivalent booster here.

Appointments are recommended for Hartford HealthCare COVID-19 vaccine clinics

This will save your priority spot, and will allow you to select which vaccine you will get.

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Booster or Third Dose - what's the difference?

  • Booster shots provide additional immunity against the virus for people whose immune systems had a response to the initial doses. To boost the immune system, the CDC recommends a Pfizer or Moderna bivalent booster 2 months after your third shot.
  • Third doses are for people whose immune systems may not have been given sufficient protection against COVID-19 from the first vaccines. Some people — due to age or a health condition that suppresses their immune system — need a third full dose for them to get to a level of immunity that’s protective. You can learn more about this from the CDC here.

Vaccines have been authorized for the following age groups:

PFIZER MODERNA J&J* Novavax
Ages Initial
Doses		 Monovalent Booster Bivalent Booster Initial
Doses		 Monovalent Booster Bivalent Booster Initial
Dose		 Monovalent Booster Initial
Dose		 Monovalent Booster
6mo-4 YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
5-11 YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
12-17 YES NO YES YES NO NO NO NO YES NO
18+ YES NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES NO
YES=Authorized for everyone  NO=Not Authorized
*The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that Americans should choose to receive one of the two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech) over Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot, due to concerns about blood-clotting side effects. Read the CDC statement.