Skip to main content
Mayo Clinic Health System
  • Patient Online Services
  • Pay Bill Online
  • Request an Appointment
    • Services
    • Providers
    • Locations

      Minnesota

      • Adams
      • Albert Lea
      • Austin
      • Belle Plaine
      • Blooming Prairie
      • Butterfield
      • Caledonia
      • Cannon Falls
      • Fairmont
      • Faribault
      • Janesville
      • Kenyon
      • Lake City
      • Le Sueur
      • Mankato
      • Montgomery
      • New Prague
      • New Richland
      • Northfield
      • Owatonna
      • Plainview
      • Red Wing
      • Sherburn
      • St. James
      • St. Peter
      • Waseca
      • Waterville
      • Wells
      • Zumbrota

      Wisconsin

      • Arcadia
      • Barron
      • Bloomer
      • Chetek
      • Chippewa Falls
      • Eau Claire
      • Ellsworth
      • Glenwood City
      • Holmen
      • La Crosse
      • Menomonie
      • Mondovi
      • Onalaska
      • Osseo
      • Prairie du Chien
      • Rice Lake
      • Sparta
      • Tomah

      Iowa

      • Decorah
      • Lake Mills

      View map
    • Classes/Events
    • Blog
    • Wellness
    • Referrals
    • COVID-19
    • Influenza

    Recent Posts

    • Parent examining child's back
      Speaking of Health
      Uncomfortable skin conditions in kids: Eczema, psoriasis
      February 03, 2023
    • Two people talking indoors
      Speaking of Health
      Weigh benefits, risks carefully before taking off-label medication
      February 03, 2023
    • Looking in mirror closeup
      Transforming Health Care
      Health disparities in preventive screenings for African Americans
      February 02, 2023
    Featured Topics
    • Behavioral Health
    • Cancer
    • Children's Health (Pediatrics)
    • COVID-19
    • COVID-19 Vaccine
    • Exercise and Fitness
    • Heart Health
    • Men's Health
    • Neurosurgery
    • Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Orthopedic Health
    • Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery
    • Women's Health
    Join our email newsletter
    Featured Topic
    Monday, November 22, 2021

    COVID-19 booster vaccination for adults

    Topics in this Post
    • COVID-19 Vaccine
    • COVID-19
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Hot topics
    Masked person outside using cellphone

    Updated Jan. 10, 2022

    The Food and Drug Administration has updated the emergency use authorizations for Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to allow for booster vaccinations for those age 16 and older following completion of an initial vaccination series.

    "A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that people who received a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination were 11 times more protected from infection, compared to those who have completed their initial two-dose vaccination series," says Abinash Virk, M.D., a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases physician. "Getting a booster vaccination increases your protection against a breakthrough case of COVID-19, and increases your safety, as well as the safety of family members, friends, colleagues, patients, visitors and community members during the holiday season."

    The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization in September for Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccinations. This was followed by the FDA's emergency use authorization in October for COVID-19 booster vaccinations for Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.

    Scheduling appointments

    Mayo Clinic strongly recommends that all adults receive a COVID-19 booster vaccination as soon as possible if they are at least five months past their initial Moderna or Pfizer vaccination series, or at least two months past their initial Johnson & Johnson vaccination.

    Make an appointment using your Patient Online Services account or the Mayo Clinic App. You also can find information about booster vaccination appointments at your nearest location.


    For the safety of our patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies in place. Anyone shown without a mask was either recorded prior to COVID-19 or recorded in a non-patient care area where social distancing and other safety protocols were followed.
    Topics in this Post
    • COVID-19 Vaccine
    • COVID-19
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Hot topics

    Related Posts

    COVID-19 mutations illustration COVID-19 variants, what to know about mutations
    Child on adult's lap, both reading Don't skip your flu shot this year
    Child resting chin on palm How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting kids

    Stay Connected

    • Contact Us
    • Notice of Nondiscrimination
    • Notice of Privacy Practices
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • About Us
    • Careers
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • For Patients & Visitors
    • Financial Assistance
    • Community Resources
    • Mayo Clinic Connect
    • For Medical Professionals
    • Press Room
    • Mayo Clinic
    • Home
    © 2018 - 2023 Mayo Clinic Health System