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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:40 AM Apr 2021

Breaking: maskless outdoor activity approved by CDC

For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ≥2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or ≥2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen).±

This guidance applies to COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines. This guidance can also be applied to COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization (e.g. AstraZeneca/Oxford).

The following recommendations apply to non-healthcare settings. For related information for healthcare settings, visit Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination.

Fully vaccinated people can:

Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing
Visit with unvaccinated people (including children) from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing
Participate in outdoor activities and recreation without a mask, except in certain crowded settings and venues

Resume domestic travel and refrain from testing before or after travel or self-quarantine after travel.
Refrain from testing before leaving the United States for international travel (unless required by the destination) and refrain from self-quarantine after arriving back in the United States.
Refrain from testing following a known exposure, if asymptomatic, with some exceptions for specific settings
Refrain from quarantine following a known exposure if asymptomatic
Refrain from routine screening testing if asymptomatic and feasible
For now, fully vaccinated people should continue to:

Take precautions in indoor public settings like wearing a well-fitted mask
Wear masks that fit snuggly when visiting indoors with unvaccinated people who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease or who have an unvaccinated household member who is at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease
Wear well-fitted masks when visiting indoors with unvaccinated people from multiple households
Avoid indoor large-sized in-person gatherings
Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
Follow guidance issued by individual employers
Follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html

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Breaking: maskless outdoor activity approved by CDC (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2021 OP
AWESOME!!!! I got my 2nd shot yesterday!! beaglelover Apr 2021 #1
For the fully vaccinated AZProgressive Apr 2021 #2
By the time of football season they won't be required. former9thward Apr 2021 #3
I will be done with my two weeks waiting in one week :) Takket Apr 2021 #4
That pretty much opens up the door underpants Apr 2021 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Apr 2021 #6
But, "Where's the beef-based beer? I want fresh squeezed Bossie!" Baked Potato Apr 2021 #7
Headline should read SOME Maskless Outdoor Activity Approved BY CDC. Grasswire2 Apr 2021 #8

AZProgressive

(29,883 posts)
2. For the fully vaccinated
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:43 AM
Apr 2021

At least I will be able to attend college football games but with a mask. They still require masks for the fully vaccinated for outdoor events like sports.

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