San Francisco residents Irma Duran and her mother Teresa are part of this group.
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“When can I have my cousins? When can we start having parties, start traveling? For us, the big thing is family. When can we start dating?” said Duran.
Teresa received the second dose of Modern vaccine on Wednesday, you can tell that this was her early gift. Saturday marks his 70th birthday.
The CDC was expected to issue recommendations for those fully vaccinated this week, but we are still waiting.
“The CDC is working to ensure that the communication we are launching on these guidelines is clear and that the American public can act on them,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Meanwhile, local doctors continue to receive calls from patients such as Teresa and Irma for guidance.
Easy as a flake: “What is your recommendation for what people should and should not do after they have been completely vaccinated?”
Dr. Monica Gandhi: “Those who are vaccinated should be able to be together without any restrictions and I mean neither masks nor distance. They are vaccinated. There is a social contract that must be kept so that vaccinated people go out in public to be masked.”
UCSF, Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine, Dr. Monica Gandhi says that research shows that vaccines prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
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“We have growing evidence in the last three weeks since the launch of the studies, which also shows that when you are vaccinated you are very unlikely to pass it on to others,” said Dr. Gandhi.
However, Dr. Dean Winslow, a Stanford infectious disease specialist, says we need to be careful.
“If you are two weeks away from the second dose of the vaccine, you probably have about a 95% chance of being protected from infection,” said Dr. Winslow.
And there is also this reality to remember.
Easy as a flake: “Is there a chance that people who are vaccinated can get COVID-19?”
Dr. Monica Gandhi: “Yes, a lower chance in mRNA vaccines. Fortunately, they are all equally effective against severe diseases and this is the type of disease that has caused us problems.”
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Both Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Winslow agree that we will be able to ease more restrictions once the population becomes immune.
“That’s what these vaccines do for you. They provide this level of protection. If two people are vaccinated, of course, they should hug. If you go to the grocery store you will be asked to keep masking and distancing yourself, but you should feel better about your safety, “said Dr. Gandhi.
Easy as a flake: “Based on the data you see now, what do you think the CDC will recommend?”
Dr. Gandhi: “I think the CDC will recommend that groups of people who are vaccinated be able to be together without masking. I don’t know if they will give a number.”
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