Senator Rand Paul advised people to “live free” and “throw the mask off” after receiving the coronavirus vaccine in response to more cautious guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Instead of listening to the government’s admonitions, look at the science of immunology: and when you are 2 weeks out of the vaccine, or if you have recovered from the real infection, throw away your mask and live free again,” said Paul on Twitter.
Instead of listening to government rebukes, look at the science of immunology: and when you are 2 weeks out of the vaccine, or if you have recovered from the real infection, throw away your mask and live free again. https://t.co/ZegA9os9DN
– Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul)
March 8, 2021
Paul was responding to a CNN article detailing the updated CDC guidelines, which now report that people who have been fully vaccinated can meet with other fully vaccinated individuals, but continue to recommend caution, including wearing masks in public.
“COVID-19 continues to have a great impact on our nation. Like you, I want to be able to return to day-to-day activities and get involved with our friends, families and communities,” said CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, of the updated guidelines. . “Science and the protection of public health must guide us at the beginning of the resumption of these activities. Today’s action represents an important first step. It is not our final destination ”.
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“As more people are vaccinated, levels of COVID-19 infection decrease in communities and our understanding of COVID immunity improves, we hope to update these recommendations to the public,” continued Walensky.
The CDC defined fully vaccinated people as those who are two weeks away from receiving both doses of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines or the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine.
The new guideline says that fully vaccinated people can meet indoors with other vaccinated people without the need for masks or social distance. Fully vaccinated people can also meet with unvaccinated people from the same family who are at low risk of serious COVID-19 complications.
But the CDC recommended continued caution for those who are fully vaccinated, advising the continued use of masks and social detachment when close to people at serious risk of COVID-19 complications and in public places, such as supermarkets. The guidance also continues to recommend against midsize and large crowds.
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“We continue to have high levels of viruses across the country, and more easily transmissible variants have now been confirmed in almost every state. As we work to rapidly vaccinate people more and more each day, we have to see this through to the end,” said Walensky. “Let’s be together. Please continue to wear a tight-fitting mask and take other public health measures that we know will work to help stop the spread of this virus.”