Vaccines & Testing Information

COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccination remains the best way to protect your health, and the health of people you love.

Every Californian age 5 and up is eligible for vaccination.

Every Californian age 18 and older is eligible for a booster shot:

• If your first dose was Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech, then you should get a booster shot at least six months after your original second shot.
• If your first dose was Johnson & Johnson, then you should get a booster shot at least two months after your original shot.
• Your booster shot does not need to be the same brand as your original vaccine. However, only Pfizer-BioNTech is approved for people under the age of 18.

DDS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs – Updated September 28, 2021 NEW
  • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre la Vacuna COVID-19 SPANISH
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  • COVID-19新冠疫苗接种问答 CHINESE-SIMPLIFIED
  • COVID-19新冠疫苗接種問答 CHINESE-TRADITIONAL
  • پرسش و پاسخ درباره واکسن کووید- 19  FARSI
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  • COVID-19 백신 관련 질의응답 KOREAN
  • Mga Tanong at Sagot Tungkol sa Bakuna Laban sa COVID-19 TAGALOG
  • Câu hỏi và Giải đáp về Vắc-xin COVID-19 VIETNAMESE

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vaccine Information

• What to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Qué esperar después de la aplicación de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 SPANISH
  • 19-ما يمكن توقعه بعدالحصول على لقاح كوفيد ARABIC
  • 接种新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 疫苗后预期会发生什么 CHINESE-SIMPLIFIED
  • 在接種 COVID-19 疫苗後會發生甚麼 CHINESE-TRADITIONAL
  • COVID-19 백신 접종 후 예상되는 것 KOREAN
  • Ano ang Aasahan pagkatapos Matanggap ang Bakuna para sa COVID-19 TAGALOG
  • Điều gì xảy ra sau khi tiêm vắc-xin COVID-19 VIETNAMESE
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Information
• Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
• 8 Things to Know About the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program
• Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccines Work
• FAQs about COVID-19 Vaccination
• Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
• Different COVID-19 Vaccines

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vaccine Information

• CDPH COVID-19 Vaccine Information
• COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
• Healthcare Worker Vaccine FAQs

Additional Vaccine Resources

• Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidance for Employers
• University of Southern California’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
  • July 2021 Los Angeles County COVID Impacts to Black and Brown Communities
  • June 2021: How and When to Get Children Vaccinated
  • June 2021: Vaccine Hesitancy in Latinx Community 
  • June 2021: Grief and Loss from COVID-19
  • June 2021: Women’s Health and COVID-19
  • June 2021: One Degree Community Workshop
• Hip Hop Public Health: Community Immunity VIDEO
• My Shot: A COVID Vaccine Adaptation VIDEO
• Why I Took the Vaccine (TikTok link) VIDEO
• State Council on Developmental Disabilities Plain Language COVID Vaccine Information
• Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
• Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
• Johnson and Johnson/Janssen’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
• New American Neighbors – COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy – Available in Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, French, Karen, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, and Tigrinya VIDEO
• COVID-19 Vaccine Education from the Ad Council
• State Council on Developmental Disabilities – COVID Vaccine Information VIDEO
• New England Journal of Medicine

Testing Resources

• State Testing Information
• COVID-19 Testing Sites in California

Last modified: November 19, 2021