The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is adopting the CDC’s most recent COVID-19 booster shot recommendations.
Effective immediately:
- DOH recommends a single Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) vaccine booster shot for everyone ages 12 – 17 who completed their primary vaccine series at least five months ago.
- People 18 and older who completed their primary series of Pfizer vaccine at least five months ago should get an mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) booster.
- Moderately to severely immunocompromised children ages 5-11 should get an additional dose of the Pfizer vaccine 28 days after their second shot.
The booster interval recommendation for those who received the J&J vaccine (2 months) or the Moderna vaccine (6 months), has not changed. Only the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is authorized and recommended for children aged 5-11.
