Americans who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus can meet without masks in small group settings, according to new guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday.
Fully-vaccinated people may gather without masks or social-distancing indoors, the CDC said, and unvaccinated family members may gather with vaccinated family. A person is considered completely vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
“There are some activities that fully vaccinated people can begin to resume now in the privacy of their own homes," CDC director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. However, "everyone—even those who are vaccinated—should continue with all mitigation strategies when in public settings.”
The CDC still recommends that vaccinated Americans practice social distancing and mask-wearing in public settings.
The agency released its guidelines after delaying them last week, for unclear reasons.
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