The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published recommended guidelines that people who have been fully vaccinated can attend parties in indoor spaces without wearing a mask, but wearing a mask in public places is still mandatory and travel and large gatherings should be avoided.
Currently, it is estimated that only 10% of the U.S. population (30 million people) has been fully vaccinated. The CDC defines completion of vaccination as the second of two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two weeks after a single dose of J&J vaccine.
According to the CDC, low-risk activities include people who have completed vaccinations meeting indoors with each other, or people who have completed vaccinations visiting a single Family who has not completed vaccinations. For example, grandparents who have been fully vaccinated can visit their unvaccinated adult children and grandchildren, as long as the latter are healthy and not in a high-risk group.
The CDC asks that people who have completed vaccination still follow other vaccination restrictions, including wearing a mask in public and maintaining social distance, and avoiding travel and medium to large gatherings.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a press conference, “The new recommended guidelines will be an important first step in restoring our daily lives.”
The number of confirmed cases and illnesses in the U.S. is slipping and the pace of vaccine distribution has improved, with 2.16 million doses distributed daily over the past week, and the White House expects adults across the U.S. to be vaccinated by the end of May.
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