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COVID OVERVIEW
WHEN YOU ’ VE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED 3 HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS
Safer Activities for You and Your Family If you are fully vaccinated , you can participate in many of the activities that you did before the pandemic .
To maximize protection from variants and prevent possibly spreading it to others , wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission .
Wearing a mask is most important if you have a weakened immune system or if , because of your age or an underlying medical condition , you are at increased risk for severe disease , or if someone in your household has a weakened immune system , is at increased risk for severe disease , or is unvaccinated . If this applies to you or your household , you might choose to wear a mask regardless of the level of transmission in your area .
You should continue to wear a mask where required by laws , rules , regulations , or local guidance . If you haven ’ t been vaccinated yet , find a vaccine .
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick . Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines , people who have been fully vaccinated can do things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic .
These recommendations can help you make decisions about daily activities after you are fully vaccinated . They are not intended for healthcare settings .
HAVE YOU BEEN FULLY VACCINATED ? In general , people are considered fully vaccinated :
People who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for their primary series should get a booster shot at least 5 months after completing the primary series . People who received Johnson & Johnson ’ s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine should get a booster shot at least 2 months after getting their first shot .
If you don ’ t meet these requirements , regardless of your age , you are NOT fully vaccinated . Keep taking all precautions until you are fully vaccinated .
• 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series , such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines , or
• 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine , such as Johnson & Johnson ’ s Janssen vaccine Recent studies show that protection against the virus may decrease over time . This reduction in protection has led CDC to recommend that everyone ages 12 years and older get a booster shot after completing their primary vaccination series . 3 https :// www . cdc . gov / coronavirus / 2019-ncov / vaccines / fully-vaccinated . html BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE 7