Social distancing rules and mask requirements can be relaxed for those who get vaccinated, the European Union Agency for Disease Prevention said, adding signs that an accelerated launch of coronavirus fire could pave the way for a gradual return to normalcy.
When fully vaccinated people meet other fully vaccinated people, the physical distance and wearing of face masks can be relaxed, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said in a statement. guidelines released Wednesday. The rules can be relaxed even when vaccinated people meet people who have failed to get the vaccine, as long as there are no risk factors for the severe disease or the low effectiveness of the vaccine in anyone present.
The reasoning is that people who have received the vaccines have a very low risk of developing severe disease, while the risk of contracting the virus from someone who has been vaccinated is also low.
Europe has finally started a corner Covid-19 Vaccinations
EU countries have been stuck in prolonged blockages amid persistent infections on the continent. As the launch of vaccination increases, the group of 27 nations is working on measures to ease restrictions, including during travel, for those who have been inoculated or recovered from the virus and thus considered immune by introducing vaccine passports.
The ECDC guidelines can provide an additional justification for gradually relaxing measures for the growing part of the population receiving blows.
Requirements for testing and quarantine of travelers and regular testing at work “may be waived or changed for fully vaccinated persons as long as there is no or very little circulation of immune evacuation options,” the guide says.