CDC: Those Fully Vaccinated Need Not Quarantine

February 11, 2021 Coronavirus, Science

Changing America reports:

People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to quarantine if they have been exposed to someone who is infected with the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.

“Vaccinated persons with an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria,” the CDC said in updated guidance Wednesday.

The mentioned criteria requires that the person must have received both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine with at least two weeks having passed since the second shot. That’s because that’s the amount of time it takes to build full immunity.

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