The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday released highly anticipated guidelines on practices that are considered safe for those fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, which are associated with meetings, quarantine and testing. It is noteworthy that the federal health agency said that those who are fully vaccinated can spend time with vaccinated people, without mask, as long as those who are not vaccinated are at low risk for severe COVID-19.
“As vaccinations increase, this guidance represents a first step toward returning to everyday activities in our communities, and CDC will update these recommendations as more people are vaccinated, the rate of COVID-19 in the community changes, and as additional science and evidence. “, the CDC said in a press release on the guidance.
Dr Rochelle Walensky, the director of the federal health agency, also announced the guidelines during a press conference in the White House on Monday morning.
“We’ve been through a lot over the last year and with more and more people being vaccinated every day, we’re starting to make a comeback,” Walensky said. “And as more Americans are vaccinated, an increasing amount of evidence now tells us that there are activities that can resume people who can be fully vaccinated at low risk for themselves.”
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According to data compiled by the CDC, 9.2% of the U.S. population is now fully vaccinated, and 17.7% have received at least one dose.
Two weeks after the second dose, or the single dose for those who have received a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, persons who have been fully vaccinated can safely get together with other fully vaccinated people without wearing face masks or physically removing them. , the CDC said. events “probably low risk.”
Also, indoor gatherings involving fully vaccinated and non-vaccinated from one low-risk household for severe COVID-19, without mask use, involve a ‘low risk’ of virus transmission.
“The level of precaution should be determined by the characteristics of the people who have not been vaccinated, who remain unprotected against COVID-19,” the CDC recommends.
As such, if a person who has not been vaccinated is at high risk for severe COVID-19, the agency recommends mask use, physical distance and outside visits or to gather in a room with proper ventilation.
As the gathering grows larger and involves additional households, the risk also increases. In meetings with people who have been fully vaccinated and people who have not been vaccinated, everyone should wear a mask and practice to give up, according to the guidance.
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Furthermore, regardless of vaccination status, everyone should avoid mediocre to large gatherings indoors and follow local guidance on related restrictions. If fully vaccinated people decide to participate, they should wear masks, exercise regularly and wash their hands.
In addition, the gym holds and eats within a smaller risk of infection for people who have been vaccinated.
“However, precautions must still be taken because the risk of transmission in these institutions is higher and likely to increase with the number of attendees not being vaccinated,” the CDC said.
Therefore, people who have been fully vaccinated should still wear appropriate masks in public spaces and apply physical distance and other mitigation measures (hand hygiene, cover cough, avoid crowds) as a precautionary measure, says the CDC.
The agency did not make any new updates to its travel-related COVID-19 guidance.
“Every time there is an increase in travel, we have an increase in cases in this country,” Walensky said in part during the White House briefing Monday. “We know that many of our variants are [that] originated from international places and we know that the journey is a place where people mix a lot. We are really trying to limit the current journey, and we are hopeful that our next guidelines will have more science about what vaccinated people can do, perhaps to travel among them. ‘
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The CDC says that people who are fully vaccinated have a ‘low’ risk of infection, but if there are any COVID-19-related symptoms, the agency recommends isolating themselves from others and conducting a clinical evaluation and testing. to seek.
“Fully vaccinated persons should not attend or attend a meeting if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or COVID-19 symptoms in the past ten days, regardless of the vaccination status of the other people during the meeting,” according to the guidelines.
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On the other hand, the CDC says that people who are fully vaccinated do not have to sit in quarantine and that they should test for a known exposure if they have no symptoms. In this case, people should monitor for symptoms 14 days after exposure. However, those in community institutions such as correctional facilities must follow a 14-day quarantine after exposure, as these institutions pose a higher risk of spreading viruses, given difficulties in maintaining distance.
Finally, fully vaccinated people working in meat or poultry processing plants, for example, are not recommended quarantine after exposure to asymptomatic cases, although testing is still encouraged.
“We know people want to get vaccinated so they can do the things they enjoy again with the people they love,” Walensky said in the release. “There are some activities that fully vaccinated people can now begin to resume in the privacy of their own homes. Everyone – even those who are vaccinated – should continue with all mitigation strategies if they are in the public environment. As science develop and more people are vaccinated., we will continue to provide more guidance to help people who have been fully vaccinated safely resume more activities. ‘
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Walensky confirmed this during the White House press release on Monday, pointing out that the guidance will be updated as more Americans receive the vaccine.
“It is important to note that this is initial guidance. The science of COVID-19 is complex and our understanding of the virus continues to evolve rapidly. The recommendations issued today are only a first step. As more people are vaccinated ‘and expanding science and evidence, and as the disease dynamics of this country change, we will continue to update this guidance,’ she said.