Get the answer from an infectious disease specialist. We’ve heard it all since the pandemic started — lemon juice can kill the coronavirus, masks don’t work, if you already had COVID-19 you can’t get it again or that the vaccines approved for emergency use will change your DNA or put a tracking device in your body. Yikes. […]
How to Protect Yourself and Others COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic. These recommendations can help you make decisions about […]
People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need to be tested regularly or quarantine, even after being exposed to someone who was sick, according to the latest CDC guidance. At the same time, those who are fully vaccinated should get tested or quarantine if they develop COVID-19 symptoms such […]
As has been dominating the headlines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released updated public health guidance for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This guidance was issued on May 13, 2021, and has potentially provided some relief to those who are fully vaccinated, though some are […]
People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear masks or physically distance, regardless of location or size of the gathering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to break daily records, even as the global vaccination pace accelerates. Additionally, multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are circulating globally and within the United States. On April 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Stateexternal icon issued a Travel Advisory Updateexternal icon resulting in a significant increase in the number of countries classified as “Level 4: […]
If you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are exposed to someone with COVID-19, you don’t have to quarantine or get tested if you haven’t had any symptoms since exposure. People are considered fully vaccinated: • 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer or Moderna vaccines) […]
Minnesota has reported 89 “breakthrough” cases in people who contracted the coronavirus after being fully vaccinated, according to the Star Tribune. A small number of breakthrough cases can be expected because vaccines aren’t 100% effective, health officials said. “We should not be fooled into seeing such a case as a […]
