- Link-Gelles, Ruth;
- Chickery, Sean;
- Webber, Alexander;
- Ong, Toan;
- Rowley, Elizabeth;
- DeSilva, Malini;
- Dascomb, Kristin;
- Irving, Stephanie;
- Klein, Nicola;
- Grannis, Shaun;
- Barron, Michelle;
- Reese, Sarah;
- McEvoy, Charlene;
- Sheffield, Tamara;
- Naleway, Allison;
- Zerbo, Ousseny;
- Rogerson, Colin;
- Self, Wesley;
- Zhu, Yuwei;
- Lauring, Adam;
- Martin, Emily;
- Peltan, Ithan;
- Ginde, Adit;
- Mohr, Nicholas;
- Gibbs, Kevin;
- Hager, David;
- Prekker, Matthew;
- Mohamed, Amira;
- Johnson, Nicholas;
- Steingrub, Jay;
- Khan, Akram;
- Felzer, Jamie;
- Duggal, Abhijit;
- Wilson, Jennifer;
- Qadir, Nida;
- Mallow, Christopher;
- Kwon, Jennie;
- Columbus, Cristie;
- Vaughn, Ivana;
- Safdar, Basmah;
- Mosier, Jarrod;
- Harris, Estelle;
- Chappell, James;
- Halasa, Natasha;
- Johnson, Cassandra;
- Natarajan, Karthik;
- Lewis, Nathaniel;
- Ellington, Sascha;
- Reeves, Emily;
- DeCuir, Jennifer;
- McMorrow, Meredith;
- Paden, Clinton;
- Payne, Amanda;
- Dawood, Fatimah;
- Surie, Diya
COVID-19 vaccination averted approximately 68,000 hospitalizations during the 2023-24 respiratory season. In June 2024, CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged ≥6 months receive a 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, which targets Omicron JN.1 and JN.1-derived sublineages. Interim effectiveness of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines was estimated against COVID-19-associated emergency department (ED) or urgent care (UC) visits during September 2024-January 2025 among adults aged ≥18 years in one CDC-funded vaccine effectiveness (VE) network, against COVID-19-associated hospitalization in immunocompetent adults aged ≥65 years in two networks, and against COVID-19-associated hospitalization among adults aged ≥65 years with immunocompromising conditions in one network. Among adults aged ≥18 years, VE against COVID-19-associated ED/UC visits was 33% (95% CI = 28%-38%) during the first 7-119 days after vaccination. Among immunocompetent adults aged ≥65 years from two CDC networks, VE estimates against COVID-19-associated hospitalization were 45% (95% CI = 36%-53%) and 46% (95% CI = 26%-60%) during the first 7-119 days after vaccination. Among adults aged ≥65 years with immunocompromising conditions in one network, VE was 40% (95% CI = 21%-54%) during the first 7-119 days after vaccination. These findings demonstrate that vaccination with a 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine dose provides additional protection against COVID-19-associated ED/UC encounters and hospitalizations compared with not receiving a 2024-2025 dose and support current CDC and ACIP recommendations that all persons aged ≥6 months receive a 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine dose.