COVID-19 Vaccine
Information & Resources
Vaccine Availability
COVID-19 vaccines are available in North Carolina to everyone ages 5 and older.
- The vaccine is free everywhere in North Carolina.
- No government ID or insurance is required.
- Depending on where you get your vaccine or booster, you may need to make an appointment.
- Everyone can be vaccinated and boosted, regardless of their immigration status. Getting vaccinated and boosted will not affect your immigration status.
To find a vaccine provider near you, visit MySpot.nc.gov
NCDHHS Vaccine Information
Vaccine Safety and Monitoring
- COVID-19 vaccines were developed using science that has been around for decades.
- COVID-19 vaccines are safe—much safer than getting COVID-19.
- COVID 19-vaccines are effective at preventing severe illness from COVID-19 and limiting the spread of the virus that causes it.
Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history. CDC recommends you get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can.
How do vaccines work?
Who Can Get a Booster?
Eligible for 1 Booster
Everyone ages 12 years and older can get 1 booster after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary series.
Eligible for 2 Boosters
- Adults ages 50 years and older
- People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised
- People who got 2 doses (1 primary dose and 1 booster) of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine