CDC Director: Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather in Groups Without Masks or Social Distancing

Walensky The science of ░░░░░░░░ 19 is complex and ░░░░░░░░ understanding of the virus ░░░░░░░░ to rapidly evolve The ░░░░░░░░ issued today are just ░░░░░░░░ first step As more ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated and the ░░░░░░░░ and evidence expands and ░░░░░░░░ the disease dynamics of ░░░░░░░░ country change we will ░░░░░░░░ to update this guidance ░░░░░░░░ our guidance must be ░░░░░░░░ balance the risk to ░░░░░░░░ who have been fully ░░░░░░░░ the risks to those ░░░░░░░░ have not yet received ░░░░░░░░ vaccine and the impact ░░░░░░░░ the larger community transmission ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 with what ░░░░░░░░ recognize to be the ░░░░░░░░ benefits of resuming everyday ░░░░░░░░ and getting back to ░░░░░░░░ to some of the ░░░░░░░░ we love in life ░░░░░░░░ s against this backdrop ░░░░░░░░ the current state of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic that we have ░░░░░░░░ these new recommendations With ░░░░░░░░ s initial guidance it ░░░░░░░░ important to note that ░░░░░░░░ are focusing on activities ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated people can resume ░░░░░░░░ private settings such as ░░░░░░░░ homes under two scenarios ░░░░░░░░ first scenario is fully ░░░░░░░░ people visiting with other ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated people In this ░░░░░░░░ these individuals are represented ░░░░░░░░ solid green circles In ░░░░░░░░ scenario CDC recommends that ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated people can visit ░░░░░░░░ other fully vaccinated people ░░░░░░░░ small gatherings indoors without ░░░░░░░░ masks or physical distancing ░░░░░░░░ here we are talking ░░░░░░░░ private settings where everyone ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated So what does ░░░░░░░░ mean If you and ░░░░░░░░ friend or you and ░░░░░░░░ family member are both ░░░░░░░░ you can have dinner ░░░░░░░░ wearing masks without distancing ░░░░░░░░ can visit your grandparents ░░░░░░░░ you have been vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ they have been too ░░░░░░░░ I want to talk ░░░░░░░░ you about another more ░░░░░░░░ scenario It involves vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ visiting with unvaccinated people ░░░░░░░░ fully vaccinated people visit ░░░░░░░░ unvaccinated people we have ░░░░░░░░ consider the underlying risks ░░░░░░░░ the unvaccinated people and ░░░░░░░░ unvaccinated members of their ░░░░░░░░ We take this approach ░░░░░░░░ all of our guidance ░░░░░░░░ rooted in making sure ░░░░░░░░ are keeping people safe ░░░░░░░░ CDC recommends that fully ░░░░░░░░ people can visit with ░░░░░░░░ people from one other ░░░░░░░░ indoors without wearing masks ░░░░░░░░ physical distancing as long ░░░░░░░░ the unvaccinated people and ░░░░░░░░ unvaccinated people of the ░░░░░░░░ are not at high ░░░░░░░░ for severe Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ In the slide people ░░░░░░░░ are vaccinated and at ░░░░░░░░ risk for severe Covid ░░░░░░░░ are indicated by solid ░░░░░░░░ circles This means that ░░░░░░░░ of the unvaccinated people ░░░░░░░░ any unvaccinated members of ░░░░░░░░ household for example are ░░░░░░░░ adult over age 65 ░░░░░░░░ have an underlying condition ░░░░░░░░ as cancer heart disease ░░░░░░░░ diabetes that could increase ░░░░░░░░ risk of Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ hospitalization or death Here ░░░░░░░░ an example If grandparents ░░░░░░░░ been vaccinated they can ░░░░░░░░ their daughter and her ░░░░░░░░ even if they have ░░░░░░░░ been vaccinated so long ░░░░░░░░ the daughter and her ░░░░░░░░ are not at risk ░░░░░░░░ severe disease They are ░░░░░░░░ orange circles Second if ░░░░░░░░ unvaccinated individual or any ░░░░░░░░ member of their household ░░░░░░░░ at high risk for ░░░░░░░░ disease shown here by ░░░░░░░░ orange circles everyone regardless ░░░░░░░░ vaccination status should still ░░░░░░░░ a mask and physically ░░░░░░░░ and choose to meet ░░░░░░░░ or in a well ░░░░░░░░ space This is recommended ░░░░░░░░ keep the individuals at ░░░░░░░░ risk who are unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ Similarly when fully vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ are visiting with unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ from multiple households everyone ░░░░░░░░ wear masks and physically ░░░░░░░░ and meet outdoors in ░░░░░░░░ well ventilated space Moving ░░░░░░░░ to quarantine away from ░░░░░░░░ In addition to these ░░░░░░░░ recommendations on visitation and ░░░░░░░░ settings CDC s new ░░░░░░░░ also recommends that fully ░░░░░░░░ people do not need ░░░░░░░░ or get tested following ░░░░░░░░ known exposure to someone ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 as long ░░░░░░░░ they are asymptomatic At ░░░░░░░░ time the CDC is ░░░░░░░░ adjusting current guidance on ░░░░░░░░ We believe these new ░░░░░░░░ are an important first ░░░░░░░░ to our in our ░░░░░░░░ to resume everyday activities ░░░░░░░░ our communities However we ░░░░░░░░ in the midst of ░░░░░░░░ serious pandemic.”