COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic. We’re still learning how vaccines will affect the spread of COVID-19. After you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you should keep taking precautions—like wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces—in public places until we know more. These recommendations can help you make decisions about daily activities after you are fully vaccinated. They are not intended for healthcare settings.
Have You Been Fully Vaccinated? People are considered fully vaccinated:
If You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated You Can: Visit inside a home or private setting without a mask with other fully vaccinated people of any age Visit inside a home or private setting without a mask with one household of unvaccinated people who are not at risk for severe illness Travel domestically without a pre- or post-travel test Travel domestically without quarantining after travel Travel internationally without a pre-travel test depending on destination Travel internationally without quarantining after travel What You Can Start to Do If you’ve been fully vaccinated:
What You Should Keep Doing For now, if you’ve been fully vaccinated:
You Shouldn't: Visit indoors, without a mask, with people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 Attend medium or large gatherings If You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated You Can: Visit inside a home or private setting without a mask with other fully vaccinated people of any age Download and print: What You Can Do Once You Have Been Fully Vaccinated pdf icon[PDF – 1 page] What We Know and What We’re Still Learning:
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updated Apr. 2, 2021.
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Because COVID-19 is a new disease with new vaccines, you may have questions about what happens before, during, and after your appointment to get vaccinated. These tips will help you know what to expect when you get vaccinated, what information your provider will give you, and resources you can use to monitor your health after you are vaccinated.
It’s important for everyone to continue using all the tools available to help stop this pandemic as we learn more about how COVID-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions. Cover your mouth and nose with a mask when around others, stay at least 6 feet away from others, avoid crowds, and wash your hands often. Before Vaccination
When You Get Vaccinated
After Vaccination After Getting a Vaccine
Source: CDC Updated Jan. 22, 2021 It's getting close to Halloween time and with COVID-19 still around we need to be cautious and celebrate safely. Here's some Halloween safety tips from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention):
Steps to Take when Trick or Treating: Traditional Halloween activities are fun, but some can increase the risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 or influenza. Plan alternate ways to participate in Halloween. Make trick-or-treating safer
Wear a mask
Stay at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you
Wash your hands
Steps to Take for Other Halloween Activities: Enjoy Halloween activities and take steps to protect yourself from getting or spreading COVID-19. Remember to always
Decorate and carve pumpkins
Visit an orchard, forest, or corn maze. Attend a scavenger hunt.
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