Stop doing this immediately, says Dr. Fauci
No matter what you have heard, it is not sure to resume this activity.
There were good news about vaccines recently - last week, Johnson & Johnson announced that his potential vaccine is over 70% - but that does not mean that Americans should drop their guard and resume old habits, has declaredDr. Anthony Fauci, the main infectious infectious expert of the nation last week.An activity that should be avoided: traveling, that Fauci said was "not a good idea ...". Read it for more warnings - and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
You do not have a "free pass" to travel after being vaccinated
"Getting vaccinated does not say you have a free pass to travel," said Fauci on a CNN town hall aboutCOVID-19 [Feminine. "It does not say either that you have a free pass to put aside all the public health measures we talk about all the time."
The two current vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer-Biontech-require two doses taken three weeks apart.
"You can get some degree of protection that is not sustainable 10 days to 14 days after the first dose, but you can not rely on that," said Fuci. "Maximum immunity begins about 10 days to two weeks and beyond the second dose. This applies to anyone who you want to travel or not." Keep reading to see how you can be infected even after being vaccinated.
You do not have 100% protection with a vaccine
Fauci pointed out that even after obtaining a maximum immunity of two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, the protection is not complete.
"It would give you, as a group, about 94% to 95% efficiency and a good security profile," he said. This means that vaccines do what they are intended to do: prevent serious COVID-19 diseases. It is not clear if they prevent coronavirus infection or transmission to other people."You can possibly be infected, do not abandon any symptoms and have a virus in your nasal pharynx, which means you should wear a mask to prevent you from infecting someone else, as well as on the other side of The room, where you may not be totally protected yourself, "said Fauci.
"It's not a good idea to travel, from the period," he added. "If you absolutely travel and it is essential, so obviously, it should be done. But we do not want people to think that other public health recommendations simply do not apply."
The head of the CDC agrees with Dr. Faisci: Do not travel
There is no better time to cancel your travel plans. "Now is not the time to travel," New Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Head of Infectious Diseases of Massachusetts General Hospital, affirmed last week. "But if you need, be safe and follow the CDC guidelines." This involves wearing a mask as well as test protocol and quarantine.
The CDC has just published a mask mandate in all transport hubs
The CDC has just published a mask mandate in all transport centers, which includes "the airport, the bus terminal, the marina, the seaport or other ports, the metro station, the terminal, the terminal, the Station, the US port or any other place offering a means of transport. " "Transport operators must use the best efforts for any person to transporting a mask during boarding, landing and travel length," said the document.
How to cross this pandemic in good health
As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing and spread-Covid-19 in the first place:Carry a face maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.