# A realistic look at the future in a COVID world -- 2020, 2021, and beyond

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [September 11, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-realistic-look-at-the-future-in-a-covid-world-2020-2021-and-beyond/920340 "2020-09-11T11:42:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-realistic-look-at-the-future-in-a-covid-world-2020-2021-and-beyond/920340/110 "2021-03-08T23:36:07Z")

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> [@Jay\_Z](#):
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> I don’t know what to do when most members of a group are vaccinated, but some are not and will have to wait some time.

Latest CDC Guidelines

> [@Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428/751):
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> ### [CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/03/08/974783644/cdc-says-its-safe-for-vaccinated-people-to-do-these-activities)
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> New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public.
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> > …  
> > Here’s the CDC’s specific guidance for what fully vaccinated people can do:
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> > - "Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing;
> > - "Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing
> > - “Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure to COVID-19 if asymptomatic”  
> > The CDC said fully vaccinated people should continue to take these COVID-19 precautions:
> > - "Take precautions in public like wearing a well-fitted mask and physical distancing
> > - "Wear masks, practice physical distancing, and adhere to other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people who are at [increased risk for severe COVID-19](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/index.html) disease or who have an unvaccinated household member who is at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease
> > - "Wear masks, maintain physical distance, and practice other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people from multiple households
> > - "Avoid medium- and large-sized in-person gatherings
> > - "Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
> > - "Follow guidance issued by individual employers
> > - “Follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations”

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