# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [January 1, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428 "2021-01-01T08:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 751
**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, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428/751 "2021-03-08T17:00:35Z")
> **[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)** > > 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. > … > Here’s the CDC’s specific guidance for what fully vaccinated people can do: > > - "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” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428)._