San Francisco residents, Irma Duran and her mother Teresa, are part of this group.
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“When can I receive my cousins? When can we start having our parties, start traveling? For us, the important thing is the family. When can we just start being together?” said Duran.
Teresa took the second dose of Moderna vaccine on Wednesday, it can be said that it was her early birthday present. She turns 70 on Saturday.
The CDC was expected to issue recommendations to those fully vaccinated this week, but we are still waiting.
“The CDC is working to ensure that the communication we have launched on this guidance is clear and that the American public can act accordingly,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Meanwhile, local doctors continue to receive calls from patients like Teresa and Irma for guidance.
Feather Light: “What is your recommendation on what people should and shouldn’t do after they are fully vaccinated?”
Dr. Monica Gandhi: “Vaccines must be able to be together without any restrictions and I mean without masks, without distance. They are vaccinated. There is a social contract to be maintained so that the vaccinees still go out in public in masks. “
UCSF, Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine, Dr. Monica Gandhi, says that research work shows that vaccines are preventing the transmission of COVID-19.
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“We have growing evidence in the past three weeks from studies that also show that when you are vaccinated, it is very unlikely that you will pass it on to others,” said Dr. Gandhi.
However, Stanford infectious disease specialist Dr. Dean Winslow says that we still need to be cautious.
“If you have two weeks before your second dose of the vaccine, you probably have about a 95% chance of being protected from infection,” said Dr. Winslow.
And there is also this reality to keep in mind.
Feather Light: “Is there a chance that vaccinated people could potentially get COVID-19?”
Dr. Monica Gandhi: “Yes, a lesser chance in mRNA vaccines. Fortunately, they are all equally effective against serious illnesses and this is the kind of illness that has brought us problems.”
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Both Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Winslow agree that we will be able to ease further restrictions once the population reaches immunity.
“This is what these vaccines do for you. They provide that level of protection. If two people are vaccinated, of course they should hug each other. If you go to the supermarket, you will be asked to maintain masking and distance, but you must feel better about your safety, “said Dr. Gandhi.
Feather Light: “Based on the data you are seeing now, what do you believe the CDC is going to recommend?”
Dr. Gandhi: “I think the CDC is going to recommend that groups of people who get vaccinated can be together without masking. I don’t know if they are going to give a number ”.
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