COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older, regardless of prior symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, including people with Long COVID.

People who recently had SARS-CoV-2 infection may consider delaying a COVID-19 vaccine dose by 3 months from symptom onset or positive test (if infection was asymptomatic).

• Studies have shown that increased time between infection and vaccination might result in an improved immune response to vaccination. Also, a low risk of reinfection has generally been observed in the months following infection.
• Individual factors such as risk of COVID-19 severe disease and current indicators of community transmission should be taken into account when determining whether to delay getting a COVID-19 vaccination after infection.

Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html#infection