"Do not" do that after vaccination, warns an expert panel
All your questions, answered.
What can you and can not you do after being vaccinated, according to experts? "The Pfizer, Moderna and J & Jvaccines are effective against the wild typecoronavirus and some variants, "saysDarren P. Mareiniss, MD, FaceceProfessor of Emergency Medicine Assistant Sidney Kimmel Medical College - Thomas Jefferson University. "As a result, the CDC has changed its guidelines."
With regard to details, some could find the directives of the CDC to be a little trouble. Can you go out dinner with friends? Can you dine at my parents' house? Can grandparents look at their grandchildren?
Eat this, not that! Health Requested Three Experts -JAIMIE MEYER, MD, Specialist in infectious diseases of Yale medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in Yale School of Medicine,Alyssa Billingsley, PharMD - Director, Development of Strategic Programs at Goodrx Research and Dr. Mareiniss - To weigh on what you can and can not do after your vaccine. Read on to learn their answers-And to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseSigns that your illness is actually coronavirus in disguise.
First, what does "completely vaccinated" mean?
Dr. Meyer Stresses the importance of understanding what "entirely vaccinated" really means. "You are not completely immune before having at least 2 to 2.5 weeks of full vaccination - it stands for 2 to 2.5 weeks after your second shot of Moderna or Pfizer, or 2 to 2.5 weeks after Your J & J shot, "she explains. "This is important because you are not completely protected from Covid's disease until you are completely immune." Ok, with that say, keep reading to see what you can do after this expectation.
Can I go out dinner with friends?
Dr. Mareiniss: "You can go dinner with friends who are either vaccinated, a low risk of complicated Covid. However, if anyone in your friend's household is not vaccinated and that high-risk advanced age is an advanced age or Comorbid conditions that are at risk of serious Covid - you can not eat with them. In addition, you can not eat inside a restaurant. You should eat outside. inside, You mix several households of people who may not be vaccinated and may have at-risk individuals in their households. "
Dr. Meyer: "Are your friends also fully vaccinated? If yes, definitely! Eat and enjoy it! Toast to your immunity! Even after your vaccine, you can always be infected with Covid (and without symptoms) and transmit the disease to Others. If your friends are not yet vaccinated but that you have underlying conditions that can put them at risk of serious illness, having compromised immune systems, diabetics or chronic pulmonary disease, it may be better to postpone. This dinner. If your friends are not yet vaccinated and do not have underlying health conditions, do not hesitate to enjoy your meal with them. "
Dr. Billingsley: "Although you are ready to go back to normal social activities, you should always take the necessary precautions during public places such as restaurants, especially if all your friends have been completely vaccinated. The risk of infection during public social activities is lower for entirely vaccinated people, but these settings still have a higher risk of transmission. The early data show that vaccines can help prevent people from spreading the virus, but we are more learning more as the deployment of vaccine takes place. Eat outside, if possible and be sure to maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from those outside your household. You must also wear a well-adjusted mask so far from your table, when A server approaches you and at any time, you do not eat and drink. "
Can I dine at the house of my mother
Dr. Mareiniss: "If your parents are at low risk of severe Covid (below 65 and no comorbidal conditions by the CDC list) or fully vaccinated, you can pass on their home for dinner. You can eat inside without Mask provided to everyone in the household is vaccinated or has no high risk conditions for the serious COVID. "
Dr. Meyer:"Are your parents as fully vaccinated? If so, go! Take advantage of the family of time with family, you are sure to have a little catch-up. If they are not fully vaccinated, but risk Serious diseases, you should probably hold on this visit, visit a little longer or a layer on other strategies to prevent the spread of covidation masks, eat outside and maintain social distancing. "
Dr. Billingsley:"If you and your parents have been vaccinated, you can visit with them inside without wearing masks or social distancing. And even if your parents have not yet been vaccinated, the CDC advises that those who are vaccinated can collect inside with non-vaccinated people from another mask without a mask, unless someone in the household has an increased risk of crowded COVID-19 disease. The visit to your parents for dinner enters these settings, just make sure you are only one home and your parents are not considered high risk ".
Can grandparents look at their grandchildren?
Dr. Mareiniss: "If your grandparents are completely vaccinated and no one in both households is not vaccinated with a high risk condition, your grandparents can look at your children. »
Dr. Meyer: "Your grandparents as completely vaccinated? If yes, certainly! Many hugs are in order. If they are not completely vaccinated, but are at risk of serious illness, consider the stop organization. While children are not the "vectors" of the disease we had once imagined, they can certainly be still infected and without symptoms but transmit to your grandparents ".
Dr. Billingsley: "In general, if your grandparents have been completely vaccinated, it must be sure for them to visit with your family. Unvaccinated people in a single household that does not have serious COVID-19 people can visit with people completely vaccinated indoors without wearing masks, with low risk of CVIV-19 transmission. Given this orientation, completely vaccinated grandparents can visit the interior with their unvaccinated grandchildren, but only if the family in the non-vaccinated household are not at risk of Severe Covid-19 ".
Can I go to the cinema? How about a bar?
Dr. Mareiniss: "No mix with various unmasked households is always a bad idea. Even vaccinated, you could spread Covid potentially or be sensitive to infection. »
Dr. Meyer: "The movie theaters and bars are some of the biggest risk spaces of Covid transmission because people are inside, often sitting close, and unmasked. Despite these risks, cinemas and bars are open across the country so you can potentially go to the cinema or bar, but you may not want to go right away. The risk is that you could still be infected and, while you are really well protected from serious illnesses, including prolonged hospitalization and death, you can have a slight moderate disease and transmit the disease to others. Consider how much transmission the disease is under way in your community and carefully weigh the risks and potential benefits before you lose you lose. People who are vaccinated must always hide in public spaces ".
Dr. Billingsley: "When you are outside in public spaces like bars or movie theaters, know that you will always need to take precautions. Although the risk of infection is lower if you are completely vaccinated, there is always a risk of transmission. This means you have to wear a mask, avoiding the crowd, and wash your hands as if you have not been vaccinated. "
Can I organize a dinner party?
Dr. Maieiniss: "You can host the party if everyone in the household is either vaccinated or unvaccinated with a low risk of severe Covid. CDC does not allow more than two households to meet. If it is inside, the part of the dinner must be limited to two households. More than that requires masks and social distancing ".
Dr. Meyer:"Your fully vaccinated guests? In this case, enjoy !! Otherwise, or to defer other things to reduce the risk of illness while you break the bread. For example, only members have another home more at a time. Have an outdoor event. Encourage masking and distancing. Once again, the risk is not really for you, but for people around you ".
Dr. Billingsley: "The security of the dinner parties varies on which is present, if all the people present is vaccinated, it is likely low risk. And if your dinner party includes non-vaccinated people of a household that are not at risk of severe Covid-19s that are likely to be lower. But if there are several households present or if people are at risk of severe Covid-19, you will want to take the outside of the event and follow the public health measures, such as the wearing of masks and the distancing social ".
Can we have an Easter egg hunt?
Dr. Mareiniss: " Yes. You can have an Easter egg hunt. If more than two households are present, it should be outdoors with social distancing and masks. »
Dr. Meyer:"An outdoor event with distancing and masking? Yes, please! And no need to whiten every little plastic egg - just get the kiddos practiced a good hand hygiene with a soap and a disinfectant to The hand-based or alcohol hand after the event. "
Dr. Billingsley: "The current CDC guidelines for public social activities always apply to festivities as an Easter egg hunt. If you will attend an Easter egg hunt in a public framework, you should continue to take precautions such as wearing a well-appointed mask, social distance and avoid crowds. Fortunately, many Easter egg hunts tend to occur outside, which can help reduce the risk of the event. "
How about Passoover Seder?
Dr. Meyer: "The Mazo bullet soup of my aunt Jane I miss ... But our family school is unfortunately going to go virtual this year. If everyone is not yet vaccinated and / or people around your table are at high risk of serious illness, it is probably not worth the disease. Risk. There are the same problems with the game as for dinner - maybe even more because seders tend to be long! "
Can my children have reading dates?
Dr. Mareiniss: "You can have reading dates outdoors with masks and distancing. If you want to have it inside without masks, it should be between two vaccinated households fully or vaccinated in combination with a low risk of serious coovation. "
Dr. Meyer: "As much as possible - and without ruining the social life of your children - try to keep the rules compatible with what children do at school. It means hiding, distanced and living a good hygiene around friends ... and encourage The outdoor room! We can be able to relax these rules further, because we realize a flock immunity - closer to 80% of the vaccinated adult population. It will probably be months before clinical trials in children less 12 years old are complete and the children are eligible for the vaccine themselves. "
Dr. Billingsley: "Children will still need to take COVID-19 precautions, including children under the age of 16 are still not allowed to be vaccinated in the United States. Taking preventive measures will be essential to keep your children safely but also the perspiration of the virus. Until your children are vaccinated, you have to rely on the safe side and avoid having someone on who is not vaccinated without mask. Even children can always convey The virus one to the other. If you organize a game game, try to keep interaction strictly outside or guarantees all parts carry masks and a social distance if inside. "
Can I go on vacation on an airplane and stay in a hotel?
Dr. Mareiniss: "Nope."
Dr. Meyer:"Yes, take your self completely immunized on vacation, you deserve it! Travel restrictions in many places are relaxing. Just know that if you go somewhere where community transmission levels are high, vaccination levels are low and Other precautions (masking!) Are not in place, you will want to take steps to protect others on your return. This means quarantine and return tests, even if it is not required by your state . "
Dr. Billingsley: "Getting vaccinated makes traveling much safer, but the risks are not gone. The CDC still recommends delaying travel in many destinations. Remember that no vaccine is 100% effective - your risk To be exposed to COVID-19 when you are always traveling and we are always learning how COVID-19 vaccines protect people from the spread of the disease. In addition, new coronavirus variants emerge in a number of places of the world. These new variants are slightly different from that used as the reference for vaccines. People passing through travel centers loaded with other travelers at risk of being exposed to these new variants. If you do not need to travel, the safest course is probably to wait a little longer. If you had the vaccine and you have to travel, take comfort to know that the shot gave you a good level of P Rotate. Make sure you take the necessary precautions when traveling and cluttered places such as airports - wear a well-equipped mask, was your hands often and maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from others. "
How about a trip on the road and staying in a rental?
Dr. Mareiniss: "Sure."
Dr. Meyer: "It looks wonderful! Travel in a private vehicle are one of the safest ways to go in low risk of COVID exposure. Staying in a rental is also great because it means you may be able to to be having a certain distance from others. We also understand more and more that contaminated surfaces are not a major factor in terms of risk. Just consider how to keep others safely in your return home as below. above. "
Dr. Billingsley:"In general, traveling by car is a safer option than air traffic, since there is less exhibition involved in crowded public places such as the airport. But make stops during gas passage , food or bathroom can still pose a risk of exposure. Because of this, you will want to take precautions and wear a mask and wash your hands with the pits stops. If you stay overnight in an Airbnb or A hotel, make sure to limit the time spent in common areas with workers or other guests who can be unvaccinated. "
Can I attend a family reunion?
Dr. Mareiniss: "If more than two households, you must continue to hide and move away and get it outdoors."
Dr. Meyer: "I always inform you this year. Family meetings tend to mean many different households gathering multiple different places, spending a lot of time nearby, eating and drinking - so no masks. Once you are vaccinated, it There is less risk for you to become infected and have a serious illness, but you can always become infected and possibly transmit the disease to others. "
Dr. Billingsley: "The CDC always recommends to everyone to avoid major events and gatherings when possible, especially those who involve unvaccinated people in several households. In the case of a family reunion, it is likely that everyone else In your enlarged family is not yet completely vaccinated. But if you choose to gather, make sure it's outside and everyone has masks and social distancing. "
Remember that I can see inside?
Dr. Maieinissstresses that they allow individuals vaccinated to meet inside without masks. But people vaccinated should only be two households. "Beyond that, vaccinated people can also meet people inside and without mask from another household that are not vaccinated as long as they are low-risks. That is, that Nobody in the non-vaccinated household can have a high risk condition or 65 or more, "he says.
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How to protect yourself after your vaccine
Dr. Maieiniss Stresses that even though vaccines are effective, it is still not clear how effective they will be against emerging variants. "For this reason, we must continue to hide and be careful even after vaccination until we know more," he says. So followDr. Anthony Faucifundamentals and help put an end to this pandemic, no matter where you live itfacial maskwhich adapts perfectly and is double layers, do not travel, the social distance, avoid the big crowds, do not go inside with people you do not go with (especially in the bars), practice a good hand hygiene, get vaccinated when it becomes available to you, and protect your life and the lives of others, do not visit these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.