IF YOU ARE FULLY VACCINATED
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CDC has updated its guidance for people who are fully vaccinated.
See Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People.
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR SCHOOLS
CDC recommends schools continue to use the current COVID-19 prevention strategies for
the 2020-2021 school year.
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Important update: Healthcare facilities
CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination.
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UPDATE
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
UPDATE
Given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, CDC has updated the guidance for fully vaccinated people. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Children should return to full-time in-person learning in the fall with layered prevention strategies in place.
Participate in Outdoor and Indoor Activities
Participate in Outdoor and Indoor Activities
If you want to spend time with people who don’t live with you, outdoors is the safer choice! You are less likely to be exposed to COVID-19 during outdoor activities, even without the use of masks.
- Stay at least 6 feet apart from people who don’t live with you.
- Limit your time around others.
Remember
- If you are in an outdoor crowded setting or participating in activities with close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated, wear a mask, particularly in areas with high numbers of cases.
- Follow local mask mandates.
Outdoor and Indoor Activities
- Outside, at least 6 feet apart
- If you can’t stay at least 6 feet apart from people who don’t live with you, wear your mask.
- Inside, at least 6 feet apart
- Well ventilated room
- Wearing mask
Exercise
- Run, walk, or bike at your neighborhood park
- Hike on local trails
- Take your dog for a walk around the neighborhood
- Participate in an outdoor yoga class
- Work in the garden
- Exercise at a fitness center
- Walk around the mall during off hours
- Attend a class at a yoga studio
- Swim at your local pool
Restaurants
- Pick up curbside meals
- Get food delivered
- Eat outside at a restaurant where the tables are at least 6 feet apart
- Eat inside at a restaurant
Visiting or hosting people who don’t live with you
- Have a picnic at a park
- Play kickball in a friend’s backyard
- Roast marshmallows by a firepit
- Have an outdoor barbeque
- Watch movies
- Play games
- Chat with your friends
Entertainment
- Go to a drive-in
- Listen to an outdoor concert from your car
- Create your own outdoor movie party
- Watch a movie at a theater
- Watch a musical performance
- Watch a play
Indoor Activities
If you want to make indoor activities safer
- Pick uncrowded, well ventilated places
- Stay at least 6 feet apart
- Wear your mask correctly and consistently
- Limit the amount of time you spend with others
Why Outside is a Safer Choice
COVID-19 spreads more easily indoors than outdoors. Studies show that people are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 when they are closer than 6 feet apart from others for longer periods of time.
You are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 when you
- Attend crowded, poorly ventilated indoor events
- Have close contact with infected people at home
You are less likely to be exposed to COVID-19 when you
- Attend outdoor activities
- Stay at least 6 feet apart
- Limit the amount of time spent with people who don’t live with you
Things you can do to be safer
- Wear a mask consistently and correctly over your nose and mouth
- Stay at least 6 feet apart from people who don’t live with you
- Avoid crowds
- Avoid places that are poorly ventilated or crowded
- Wash your hands