


Part B covers COVID-19 diagnostic tests without cost sharing when ordered by a health care provider and done by a laboratory. FDA-authorized and FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines.Medicare covers items & services related to COVID-19 Be alert for scammers trying to steal your Medicare Number.Medicare covers items & services related to COVID-19.Medicare wants to help protect you from COVID-19: You might need to give them your Medicare Number for billing, but there’s still no cost to you for the vaccine and its administration. If you have Medicare and have a disability or face other challenges in getting to a location away from home for a vaccination, Medicare will pay a doctor or other care provider to give you the COVID-19 vaccine in your home.COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.Your health care provider can determine if and when you should get additional shots of the updated vaccine. Are immunocompromised (like people who have had an organ transplant and are at risk for infections and other diseases) and got 1 shot of the updated vaccine at least 2 months ago: You can get a second shot.Are 65 or older and got the updated vaccine at least 4 months ago: You can get a second shot of the updated vaccine.Already had at least 1 shot of the original COVID-19 vaccine but haven’t gotten the updated vaccine: You can get the updated vaccine at least 2 months later.Visit CDC.gov to learn more about the Novavax vaccine.
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Note: Some adults 18 years and older who have completed their primary vaccine series have the option to get a Novavax vaccine instead of the updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.The updated Moderna vaccine is available for people 6 and older.The updated Pfizer vaccine is available for people 5 and older.Medicare covers the vaccine for anyone who has Medicare. Be sure to bring your Medicare card. The updated vaccine targets the original COVID-19 viral strain and 2 Omicron variants (BA.4/BA.5). Medicare covers the updated COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to you.Get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can. Keep reading to learn more about these changes. Telehealth services continue through December 31, 2024.

Medicare doesn't cover over-the-counter (OTC) tests.You might have cost sharing for COVID-19 diagnostic tests.Medicare continues to cover vaccines without cost sharing.The Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, 2023.
