If you’ve had COVID symptoms - like cough, body aches, fatigue, or “brain fog” - for more than four weeks, you might have Long COVID. With Long COVID, you may feel tired an experience body aches, you might forget things, and you may feel weak or quickly tire.  

As the pandemic has been officially declared over and the restrictions lifted, it is important to remain up-to-date with COVID boosters for you and your family.  These are especially important for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID variants -- children, those over 65 and anyone who is moderately or severely immunocompromised.

Research shows that vaccines are safe for adults and children. Safety experts continue to track the effects of the vaccines.

Did you know that in 2023, COVID has become the 8th leading cause of death in kids under 18 years old? More than influenza, or RSV. COVID has become one of the major causes of death in kids. It is not time to panic, because thankfully, even though COVID is a leading cause of death in kids, death in kids is rare. So even though COVID is a common cause of death in kids who die, not many kids die, and overall, COVID does not kill too many children. But that does NOT mean that we can ignore COVID in kids. Not many kids die of cancer either, but can you imagine a world where we say that cancer in kids does not matter, because only a couple of thousand kids died from cancer last year??

We know that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for children. There have been careful clinical trials followed by monitoring of vaccine outcomes from the very beginning of COVID vaccines . All children ages 6 months and older should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Children who get vaccines do not get infections and serious illness often. Vaccines make it less likely that children will have long COVID health problems. Millions of children and teens have gotten the COVID vaccine.