COVID-19 Symptoms and Testing
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
Please visit the CDC's Respiratory Virus Guidance for information on preventing and treating Covid-19 and other respiratory infections.
COVID-19 Vaccine
- Children aged 5 years and older will receive the Pfizer vaccine.
- Children aged 6 months to 4 years who have never received a COVID-19 vaccine will receive the Moderna vaccine in two doses spaced 4 weeks apart. Children aged 6 months to 4 years who have received at least one dose of a previous COVID-19 vaccine will receive only one dose of the Moderna vaccine.
- Per CDC guidelines, children can receive their COVID-19 vaccine and other immunizations without extra spacing.
- Information about the COVID-19 vaccines is available from the CDC at www.cdc.gov.
For more information on COVID-19 please click on the following links:
https://www.luriechildrens.org