![How Long Does a COVID-19 Vaccination Last?](https://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2021/03/RS42591_RS39277_RS22387_GettyImages-1027752634-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How Long Does a COVID-19 Vaccination Last?
Kelly and I have been asking this question for weeks now on the 98.1 Morning Show: How long is a COVID-19 vaccine effective?
Minnesota and the rest of the country (and world) is racing to get shots in arms; to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Three vaccines are now available in he state from the two-shot options from Pfizer and Moderna, to the single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Yesterday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that fully-vaccinated extended family members can now gather indoors without masks and without social distancing. That sounds like a hug to me. How great is that?!?!
![94.5 PST logo](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2020/09/512-2.jpg?w=100)
Now, while we all celebrate what feels like the vaccines are steering us towards normalcy for the first time in a year -- the question we're asking is: How long does the protection from a COVID-19 vaccine actually last?
In the case of the flu, one shot a year does the trick, but influenza is a seasonal thing. COVID-19 has hit hard, non-stop for the entirety of the last year without letup. So the question remains.
The official word from the Centers for Disease Control:
We don’t know how long protection lasts for those who are vaccinated. What we do know is that COVID-19 has caused very serious illness and death for a lot of people. If you get COVID-19, you also risk giving it to loved ones who may get very sick. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safer choice. Experts are working to learn more about both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity. CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.
Needless to say, that's not a lot of help -- but to be fair, just the fact that vaccines are available a year into the pandemic is amazing in itself.
My parents have been vaccinated in the Twin Cities, and I will be at my first available opportunity, likely a few more eligibility phases down the road here in Minnesota.
LOOK: Answers to 30 common COVID-19 vaccine questions
More From 94.5 PST
![“STAY HOME” – The Most Terrifying & Life-Altering NJ & Pa. Stories From This Week in March 2020](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2024/03/attachment-Copy-of-Philadelphia-Mask-3000-x-3000-px-1600-x-1067-px.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Philadelphia’s Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave Law Expires This Month](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2023/12/attachment-COVID-PHILLY.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Three Years Later, The Most Common Symptoms For COVID-19 Have Changed!](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2021/12/attachment-RS42213_GettyImages-1215735672.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2021/10/attachment-GettyImages-1232281804.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sister-in-Law Who Lives Rent Free With Brother Demands His Wife Pay for Wedding](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2022/07/attachment-httpsfiles.slack_.comfiles-priT033GCPL1-F03Q80F04DSgettyimages-1142626695.jpg.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Here We Go Again – CDC Recommends Masks in These New Jersey Counties](http://townsquare.media/site/393/files/2022/05/attachment-RS43277_GettyImages-1220909490.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Philadelphia’s Mask Mandate Returns April 18](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2022/04/attachment-Face-Mask-in-Philly-Back.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Oh No! It Looks Like Masks Are About to Be Required Indoors in Philly Again](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2022/04/attachment-Face-Mask-in-Philly-Back.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Australian News Show Airs Vile COVID-19 Joke About BTS During Grammys Coverage](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2022/04/attachment-insensitive-bts-joke-after-grammys.jpg?w=980&q=75)