(WXYZ) – Questions arise as more and more people are vaccinated for COVID-19. Michiganderers wonder what they can and cannot do once they are completely immunized.
Well, let me start with what “fully vaccinated” means. This means that you have had either two vaccines with the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or one vaccine with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and that two weeks have passed.
Now, back to your question – and this is the funny part for me, as I share some positive information – here’s what fully vaccinated people can do:
- You can visit fully vaccinated friends and family without wearing a mask or social distance. You can meet indoors or outdoors.
- If you want to visit people who are not vaccinated, you can do so, but only if it is a single household and everyone is considered at low risk of developing a severe disease COVID-19
- And finally, if you are exposed to someone who tests positive for COVID, you do not have to quarantine or test. As long as you are asymptomatic, which means you have no symptoms.
What people who are completely vaccinated should not do.
- Well, first of all, you shouldn’t think that you can skip pandemic precautions and go and do whatever you want to do. Although vaccines are extremely effective, they are not 100%. And cases of COVID discovery after immunizations have been reported. That being said, they are usually minor illnesses.
- The CDC further calls for all people, even those who are fully vaccinated, to avoid travel right now. Especially because we don’t really know if vaccines prevent the transmission of the virus. Evidence suggests they do, but we’re not sure how small the risk is.
- And finally, fully vaccinated people should continue to avoid overcrowding, avoid poorly ventilated areas and wear masks and social distance if they visit unvaccinated people from several households.
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