Can the vaccine give my child COVID?

Health care workers answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Rhea Boyd, MD explains that the COVID vaccines do not use a live virus and won’t give your child COVID.
There’s no way that any of the COVID vaccines can give your child COVID. The reason is because they are not live vaccines. COVID is not in the vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine only includes a tiny recipe to build just a tiny part of the COVID virus. And so, it’s important that parents know your kids will never get COVID from getting the vaccine. Neither will you.

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COVID vaccines are now available for everyone 6 months and older. To keep up protection, boosters are recommended for adults and children ages 5 and up. Click here for the latest from the CDC about staying up-to-date with your vaccine, including boosters.

Vaccination is safe, effective and the best way to protect you and your loved ones. COVID vaccines and boosters are FREE for everyone, regardless of insurance or immigration status. 

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Doctors, nurses, researchers and community health care workers provide facts and dispel misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in this FAQ video series from KFF with the Black Coalition Against COVID and UnidosUS.

A series for parents and caregivers created in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics provides the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine for kids.

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