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.