# How Soon After the Vaccine are you Immune?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [December 14, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-vaccine-are-you-immune/928022 "2020-12-14T13:24:09Z")\
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> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#):
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> After I get the vaccine how long must I wait before I start kissing random people again? When will I be immune?

AFAIK there is no evidence yet that the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines keep the virus from spreading. They were not designed to prevent transmission of the bug.

See my [These Vaccines Don’t Prevent Transmission of the Virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-vaccines-dont-prevent-transmission-of-the-virus/928074) thread.

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