evidence: The Updated COVID Vaccines Are Here: 9 Things to Know [...] Older people (especially those ages 50 and older) are more likely than younger people to get very sick from COVID. Immunocompromised people and those with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, are at the highest risk of severe disease and death, but some young, healthy people have also gotten very ill and died from COVID. In addition, the CDC recommends the vaccine for pregnant women to protect both mother and baby. [...] Children are less likely to get seriously ill with COVID, but some still do, says Magna Dias, MD, a Yale Medicine pediatric hospitalist. She tells parents who are still not sure whether they should get the vaccine for their children to talk to their pediatrician, especially if their child is immunocompromised. "In that case, I think it’s a no-brainer to protect them," she says.