Some of you are now be free to move about the cabin.
But don’t forget to maintain your social distancing!
According to the CDC, people who are vaccinated can socialize together without masks.
“A growing body of evidence now tells us that there are some activities that fully vaccinated people can resume at low risk to themselves,” CDC director Rochelle Walensky said during a press briefing today.
People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors with other vaccinated people without masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. The recommendation is part of the long-awaited guidelines for how people who have received the shots can adjust their behavior.
Thank you CDC! But wait – not so fast. There is small print, and as usual it is confusing, seemingly contradictory and not all that helpful:
People who are vaccinated should still wear masks when they’re in public and while interacting with people who have not been vaccinated. They should also avoid large gatherings.
But the CDC wishes to assure you that:
There's accumulating evidence to show that people who are fully vaccinated are less likely to become infected and also "potentially" less likely to spread the virus to others.
Maybe it’s just me but these people are beginning to look more like clowns every day.
Those who are fully vaccinated can also gather indoors with unvaccinated people in other households as long as those unvaccinated people are at low risk for a severe case of COVID-19. “If grandparents have been vaccinated, they can visit their daughter and her family even if they have not been vaccinated, so long as the daughter and her family are not at risk for severe disease,” Walensky said.
What’s that? You say you want to fly to see your daughter and her family because they live half-way across the country? Sorry, we can’t clear you for that yet.
The CDC is not issuing new recommendations around travel at this time; people should still avoid unnecessary travel.
It’s almost as if they want us to stay scared, or something.
The three COVID-19 vaccines available in the US are highly protective against the disease and will help beat back the pandemic — but none are perfect. While there are still high levels of the coronavirus circulating through most communities in the US, there’s still a small chance someone who has been vaccinated could get sick. Variant forms of the virus that can spread more easily have also been found in most states, and the vaccines are less effective against some of these variants. It’s also possible that someone who is vaccinated could still spread the disease to other people, even though they’re less likely to than someone who has not been vaccinated.
The guidelines will continue to evolve as more people become vaccinated, Walensky said. “Like you, I want to be able to return to everyday activities.”
I’m betting that Rochelle Walensky, like the rest of our ‘betters’ has already returned to her life. It’s just the peons who have to continue to ‘practice’ the rules they decide to deploy.
Now that we have so much ‘practice’ with this hocus we’re ready for perpetual Covid Kabuki.
Bring on the boosters!
We’re here to comply.
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