Children and COVID-19

Although fewer children have been infected with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can:

• Be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19
• Get sick from COVID-19
• Spread COVID-19 to others
• Learn more

School-Aged Children

For the best protection, CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible.

• Learn more about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children.
• Learn more about COVID-19 Vaccination for Children and Teens with Disabilities.
• Questions You Can Ask Your School to Learn More About Their COVID-19 Precautions

Children Keep Our Community Strong

 

Feature

How COVID-19 can impact a student’s mental health

UMN expert Carolyn Berger, PhD, addresses how the long-term nature of the pandemic — and the uncertainty around it — can affect a student’s well-being.