CDC’s recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine as of May 29, 2025
CDC updated its immunization schedules for both children and adults on May 29, 2025, to include new COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Any new recommendation changes will be updated here as they come out.
Schedules are posted at the bottom of this page. When you look at an immunization schedule, check the upper left corner on the web versions and the revision date on the first page of the PDF document for the most recent revision date. The most recent versions will be on or after May 29, 2025.
Overview
COVID-19 disease is caused by a coronavirus that spreads easily from person to person. The virus can cause mild disease, but it’s known to cause serious illness, long-lasting complications, and death, especially in older adults. Vaccination can help reduce the severity and likelihood of serious illness from COVID-19 disease.
The virus that causes COVID-19 changes over time, so the COVID-19 vaccines are updated annually to include the variants suspected to cause disease in the upcoming season. People who stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations every season, starting in late fall and continuing through early spring, have a lower risk of severe illness.
Childhood Recommendations
The schedule now calls for shared clinical decision-making (healthcare provider and patient/guardians make the decision together) for COVID-19 vaccines for all children aged 6 months to 18 years. This includes children at high risk for severe disease.
For children who are eligible for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, COVID-19 vaccines will still be free of charge after a shared clinical decision with the healthcare provider. Insurance providers may or may not pay for the COVID-19 vaccine, so check with your insurance company.
There is no guidance for pregnant people indicated on the schedule.
Adult recommendations
No changes were made to recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine for adults who are aged 18 and older and who are not pregnant.
There is no guidance for pregnant people indicated on the schedule.
Insurance providers may or may not pay for the COVID-19 vaccine, so check with your insurance company.