After COVID-19 vaccination: Is it OK to visit with friends and loved ones?

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After I get a COVID-19 vaccine, is it safe to visit in person with friends and family?

Answer From Daniel C. DeSimone, M.D.

After getting a COVID-19 vaccine, it's still important to take safety precautions, such as avoiding close contact with others, to prevent the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Further research is needed to understand the immunity that a COVID-19 vaccine provides and how long protection lasts before experts will consider changing current safety recommendations.

After you get both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, it takes about two weeks for your body to build up protection. But even then you could become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Keep in mind that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is 94.1% effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus. While your risk of getting the COVID-19 virus after being vaccinated is low, it is possible.

It's also not clear if the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, it's not known if a person who is vaccinated could be a carrier of the COVID-19 virus and spread it to others, even if he or she doesn't become sick. More research is needed to determine if you are still contagious after being vaccinated.

Because of these factors, even once you're vaccinated you could still pose a health risk to unvaccinated family and friends by visiting with them in person. The risks of serious illness from COVID-19 are highest for people who are older. Nursing home residents are at high risk because they often have multiple underlying health problems, combined with advanced age.

Even after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, continue to follow safety precautions and consider avoiding in-person visits with friends and family until more is known about the immunity the vaccines provide. If you choose to have in-person visits, remember to keep distance between yourself and others (within about 6 feet, or 2 meters). Wear a mask. Visit outdoors, when possible, or open windows and doors to make sure the space is well-ventilated. And wash your hands often.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases...isits-after-covid-19-vaccination/faq-20506463
 

so the long and short of this interview is " we do not know" and just stay the course after getting the vaccine........... people wanted a vaccine so they could get out see others and live a LIFE .......now it is come out get a shot and go stay home and avoid others what a crock of :poop:
 
so the long and short of this interview is " we do not know" and just stay the course after getting the vaccine........... people wanted a vaccine so they could get out see others and live a LIFE .......now it is come out get a shot and go stay home and avoid others what a crock of :poop:
In other words, get vaccinated because we say so but your life will not improve one iota after doing so. This is so frustrating.
 

I find it hilarious when people throw medicine and "science" around like that will stop the conversation.............. most discoveries in Science are after curious people asked questions ......not just accept the first hypothesis.

I think it is a sign that some people have zero expectations of anything ....
Have some lowered their bar of just accepting whatever is pushed by media or trend of the day ............the bar is so low ...........to not ask why most items in this whole thing are contradictions and maybes ........

Come out and tell the truth not make excuses.......

"two weeks to flatten the curve" ......well we are close a full year and we are scolded like children about the numbers....... it is a virus ... it is contagious ..................
we can say it seems to be worse for older folks and immune suppressed that literally applies to EVERY sickness......

.... "a vaccine will let us return to normal "...but that is if you BUY into their version of " NEW normal" .........
I do not want to spend the rest of days masked yelling six feet to have a conversations with others ............and Existing... it is NOT living....

"now we find out vaccine does NOT stop you from contracting and or spreading ...................and experts hope it keeps you well enough to not be hospitalized".....
even though there was that chance before......... injecting vaccines that no one knows long term effects...
 
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As with the flu vaccines, there are different ones for different strains. This Sars 2 is new to us and let's face it, these vaccines are being used on us as though we are lab rats. As time goes on, they will develop more broad spectrum vaccines as soon as they can match the various mutations. Until then, we'll just have to follow the guide lines and try to stay healthy.
 
I find it hilarious when people throw medicine and "science" around like that will stop the conversation.............. most discoveries in Science are after curious people asked questions ......not just accept the first hypothesis.

I think it is a sign that some people have zero expectations of anything ....
Have some lowered their bar of just accepting whatever is pushed by media or trend of the day ............the bar is so low ...........to not ask why most items in this whole thing are contradictions and maybes ........

Come out and tell the truth not make excuses.......

"two weeks to flatten the curve" ......well we are close a full year and we are scolded like children about the numbers....... it is a virus ... it is contagious ..................
we can say it seems to be worse for older folks and immune suppressed that literally applies to EVERY sickness......

.... "a vaccine will let us return to normal "...but that is if you BUY into their version of " NEW normal" .........
I do not want to spend the rest of days masked yelling six feet to have a conversations with others ............and Existing it is NOT living....

"now we find out vaccine does NOT stop you from contracting and or spreading ...................and experts hope it keeps you well enough to not be hospitalized".....
even though there was that chance before......... injecting vaccines that no one knows long term effects...
Around here, (Los Angeles), it's almost amusing.
They're telling us about all these "New, Dangerous, More Contagious" mutations of Covid, then last Friday our Governor allowed outdoor dining after Closing ALL restaurants for indoor and outdoor dining for weeks.....before this "New Strain."

They're telling us young kids who they thought weren't getting Covid very often, or weren't getting very sick when they do get it are now getting it more often. So.....why are they designing a protocol for opening schools?
 
Around here, (Los Angeles), it's almost amusing.
They're telling us about all these "New, Dangerous, More Contagious" mutations of Covid, then last Friday our Governor allowed outdoor dining after Closing ALL restaurants for indoor and outdoor dining for weeks.....before this "New Strain."
yes, my state is opening dining ....
did numbers improve ...... NOPE ............has everyone got the placebo shot .....NOPE.......... the revenue projection is so bad they need the sales tax dollars.......
It is a virus people do get ill some die i understand but the insanity surrounding this makes it look like a control move NOT HEALTH
frankly with all these so called new strains they should stop with the shots and go back to the drawing board on vaccine.
 
I was told that after the first dose, I was much less likely to get the disease, but could still pass it on to someone else.

I think that after the second dose, there is a short period (about 2 weeks) when you are still able to pass it along, but after that you're pretty
much free and clear. I think you're 95% immune, and I think that also includes the "passing it to someone else" danger. That is after the
Pfiser vaccine, not sure what the statistics are for the other ones.
 
I was told that after the first dose, I was much less likely to get the disease, but could still pass it on to someone else.

I think that after the second dose, there is a short period (about 2 weeks) when you are still able to pass it along, but after that you're pretty
much free and clear. I think you're 95% immune, and I think that also includes the "passing it to someone else" danger. That is after the
Pfiser vaccine, not sure what the statistics are for the other ones.
"It's also not clear if the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, it's not known if a person who is vaccinated could be a carrier of the COVID-19 virus and spread it to others, even if he or she doesn't become sick. More research is needed to determine if you are still contagious after being vaccinated."

Its still unknown at this point so no one should assume its safe after receiving the 2nd shot.
 
In practical terms, getting the second vaccine will make very little difference in my life. Everybody has to wear masks in the halls and lobby of my building; it's obviously impossible to know who has been vaccinated, and who hasn't, and what stage of the vaccination they might be in. All shops require masks.

Our county is currently in a lockdown, so I couldn't eat in a restaurant if I wanted to. The only difference will probably be that I can skip the mask when alone with family and friends who have also been vaccinated.

From what I was told, once you are vaccinated, you are very, very unlikely to pass it along to anyone else. But not immediately, the next day. I think you have to wait a few weeks to be immune from passing it on.

You are never 100% immune, at least not with the vaccines we have available now. But I'll happily take the 95% protection in the meantime.
 
I have just had the first dose and the doctor told me to carry on with the precautions of wearing masks and washing hands. I think the vaccine doesn't stop you getting the virus, but it will make it less serious if you do.
 
In other words, get vaccinated because we say so but your life will not improve one iota after doing so. This is so frustrating.
Well, it will in the sense you likely won't need hospitalization or die. So that's kinda nice. But yes, I agree it's not what we were hoping for.
 
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I was told that after the first dose, I was much less likely to get the disease, but could still pass it on to someone else.

I think that after the second dose, there is a short period (about 2 weeks) when you are still able to pass it along, but after that you're pretty
much free and clear. I think you're 95% immune, and I think that also includes the "passing it to someone else" danger. That is after the
Pfiser vaccine, not sure what the statistics are for the other ones.
Not what I've read.
 
I am so sick of all the petulant, selfish people moaning because they are being asked not to go out and play the way they used to, both to save their health and those they may be in contact with. Of course we miss close contact with our friends & relatives and our usual pursuits, but if one has any brains & imagination at all, it’s possible to compensate. It’s kind of shocking to find out what some people I thought I knew are really like....ignorant and selfish.
 
I am so sick of all the petulant, selfish people moaning because they are being asked not to go out and play the way they used to, both to save their health and those they may be in contact with. Of course we miss close contact with our friends & relatives and our usual pursuits, but if one has any brains & imagination at all, it’s possible to compensate. It’s kind of shocking to find out what some people I thought I knew are really like....ignorant and selfish.
The one that seemed the silliest was all the whining about not being able to get their hair done and it nails done..
 


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