Although the coronavirus vaccine can prevent you from becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, it does not make you invincible, which is why many health experts are recommending people to continue wearing masks even after they are fully vaccinated.
Although the coronavirus vaccine can prevent you from becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, it does not make you invincible, which is why many health experts are recommending people to continue wearing masks even after they are fully vaccinated.
“Vaccination is a big step towards protection, but it is not 100%,” said Dr. Colleen Barry of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
According to Barry, vaccinated people should continue to take precautions due, in part, to some unanswered questions.
There have been cases where people have been infected with the virus even after being vaccinated, but it is unclear how often it happens.
Another big question is whether vaccinated people can spread the virus to those who have not been vaccinated.
Barry called this “one of the most important scientific questions” that “has not yet been resolved”.
“It is important that we all realize that this is a process and not a light switch,” said Barry. “The concern is not the vaccinated people themselves, but everyone else.”
About 14% of the country’s population is fully vaccinated.
When a person is “fully vaccinated”, it means that at least two weeks have passed since receiving the final dose.
The United States’ top health officials are in a race to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible, as variants of the COVID-19 spread, the rules of mask and detachment are relaxed and Americans yearn for a return to life. normality.
As part of its efforts, the Biden government announced on Thursday that it will invest nearly $ 10 billion to expand access to the vaccine in communities of color, rural areas, low-income populations and other underserved communities. Part of the money will go to community health centers. The financing comes mainly from the American Rescue Plan.
While the US is vaccinating about 2.5 million people daily and almost 1 in 3 adults has received at least one injection, almost everyone says they are skeptical or will not be vaccinated.
Some US research and statistics show that hesitation in some communities of color is falling, although vaccination rates are still higher among whites.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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