San Francisco residents Irma Duran and her mother Teresa are part of that group.
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“When can I have my cousins? When can we start having our parties, travel? For us, the big thing is family. When can we just start getting together?” Duran said.
Teresa received her second dose of Moderna vaccine on Wednesday, you could say that was her early birthday present. She will be 70 on Saturday.
The CDC was expected to publish recommendations this week for those fully vaccinated, but we’re still waiting.
“The CDC is working to ensure that the communications we release about these guidelines are clear and that the American public can act on them,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Meanwhile, local doctors keep getting calls from patients like Teresa and Irma for help.
Feather light: “What’s your recommendation for what people should and shouldn’t do after being fully vaccinated?”
Dr. Monica Gandhi: “Those who are vaccinated should be able to be together with absolutely no restrictions and I mean no masks, no distance. They have been vaccinated. A social contract must be enforced so that the vaccinated people still have to be in public. masked. “
UCSF, Infectious Disease and Professor of Medicine, Dr. Monica Gandhi says research documents show vaccines prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
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“We have growing evidence from the rollout studies over the past three weeks that also shows that you are very unlikely to pass it on to others,” said Dr. Gandhi.
Dr. However, Dean Winslow, an infectious disease specialist at Stanford, says we still need to be careful.
“If you are without your second dose of the vaccine for two weeks, you probably have about a 95% chance that you will be protected against infection,” said Dr. Winslow.
And there is also this reality to keep in mind.
Feather light: “Is there a chance that people who have been vaccinated might get COVID-19?”
Dr. Monica Gandhi: “Yes, less chance in the mRNA vaccines. Fortunately, they are all equally effective against serious diseases and that is the kind of disease that has gotten us into trouble.”
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Both Dr. Gandhi as Dr. Winslow agree that we can relax more restrictions once the population has achieved immunity.
“That’s what these vaccines do for you. They provide this level of protection. If two people are vaccinated they should, of course, cuddle. When you go to the supermarket, you are asked to mask and distance yourself, but you should do better. feel about your safety, ”said Dr. Gandhi.
Feather light: “Based on the data you are seeing now, what do you think the CDC is going to recommend?”
Dr. Gandhi: “I really think the CDC will recommend that groups of people who have been vaccinated can be together without masking. I don’t know if they are going to give a number.”
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