The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidance for fully vaccinated people during the pandemic.
The CDC recently announced that anyone who is fully-vaccinated for COVID-19 can gather with other fully-vaccinated people without masks or social distancing.
The CDC also updated its guidelines to say that if you’re vaccinated, you can gather with up to one unvaccinated household without masks and social distancing, as long as none of them are at high risk of severe illness.
To be clear, a person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving both shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine… or two weeks after getting the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“It’s also important that fully vaccinated people take precautions when in public.” said MDH Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann
The guidance for fully vaccinated people who live in long-term care facilities in Minnesota is still unclear. Minnesota’s health department says it takes guidance for nursing homes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and is awaiting possible updates to long-term care visitation.
Meanwhile, vaccine eligibility in Minnesota continues to expand, with people who have specific underlying medical conditions and targeted essential workers now being able to get the vaccine.
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