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Dear Healthcare Partners,
We are emailing today to give you an update on the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older should get an updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine.
As of August 22, 2024, the FDA Approves and Authorizes Updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines. The 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have been updated to more closely target currently circulating variants and provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. Here is some additional information related to the new recommendations:
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(updated August 23, 2024)
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, August 27, 2024 update, AVP Newsletter
People who are up to date on their vaccinations have lower risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 than people who are unvaccinated or who have not completed the doses recommended by the CDC. Here are the current 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine recommendations:
Recommendations for people who are NOT moderately or severely immunocompromised:
Initial vaccination
- Ages 6 months–4 years
2 doses of 2024–2025 Moderna or 3 doses of 2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech
- Ages 5 years and older
1 dose of 2024–2025 Moderna or 1 dose of 2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech
Received previous doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- Ages 6 months–4 years
1 or 2 doses of 2024–2025 mRNA vaccine from the same brand given for initial vaccination, depending on the vaccine and the number of prior doses
- Ages 5 years and older
1 dose of 2024–2025 Moderna or 1 dose of 2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech
Recommendations for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised:
Initial vaccination
- Ages 6 months and older
3 doses of 2024–2025 Moderna or 3 doses of 2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech
Received previous doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- Recommended mRNA vaccine and number of 2024–2025 doses are based on age and vaccination history
Additional doses
- People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised ages 6 months and older may receive 1 or more age-appropriate additional doses of a 2024–2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
The Washington State Department of Health is currently updating webpages and documents to align with the most recent CDC guidance.
Thank you for all the work you are doing to keep our communities safe and healthy. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or feedback.
Power of Providers (POP) Team
Executive Office of Healthcare Innovation and Strategy
Washington State Department of Health
powerofproviders@doh.wa.gov
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