CDC Issues Interim Guidelines on How Fully Vaccinated People Can Safely Visit with Others

The CDC issued its first set of recommendations on activities that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely resume. The new guidance includes recommendations for how and when a fully vaccinated individual can visit with other people who are fully vaccinated; how and when they can visit with other people who are not vaccinated; and how full vaccinated people should approach isolation, quarantine, and testing.

People are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ≥2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or ≥2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson [J&J]/Janssen ).

This guidance represents a first step toward returning to everyday activities in our communities. CDC will update these recommendations as more people are vaccinated, rates of COVID-19 in the community change, and additional scientific evidence becomes available. People are still urged to remain vigilant against infection even after full vaccination.

Click here to read the full recommendations.