According to the CDC’s guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, individuals age 18 and older who received a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster shot at least two months after receiving their primary vaccine dose.  

The CDC recommends individuals 65 and older or ages 50-64 with underlying medical conditions who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccination get a booster if it has been at least six months since the second shot.

The guidelines also state that individuals who work in high-risk settings (including education) may get a booster shot six months or more after completing the two-dose series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. This applies to faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants. 

Examples of workers who may get COVID-19 booster shots include: 

• First responders (health care workers, firefighters, police, etc.)
• Education staff (teachers, support staff, daycare workers, etc.)
• Food and agriculture workers
• Manufacturing workers
• Corrections workers
• U.S. Postal Service workers
• Public transit workers
• Grocery store workers.

For the full CDC recommendations, please visit cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html. To find vaccine sites in the Rolla area, please visit coronavirus.mst.edu/vaccinations.