CDC Updates Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People

Clarification that fully vaccinated workers no longer need to be restricted from work following an exposure, as long as they remain asymptomatic. 

Fully vaccinated residents of non-healthcare congregate settings, such as schools, prisons, and homeless shelters, no longer need to quarantine following a known exposure. 

Fully vaccinated people may travel domestically or internationally (unless restricted by the destination country) without testing or self-quarantining before or after travel. 

Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.

Visit with unvaccinated people (including children) from a single household at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing. 

Go walking, running, hiking, or biking outdoors alone or with members of their household 

Attend small outdoor gatherings with fully vaccinated family and friends 

Attend small outdoor gatherings with a mixture of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people 

Dine at outdoor restaurants with friends from multiple households. 

Attend a crowded, outdoor event, like a live performance, parade, or sports event.  

Visit a barber or hair salon. 

Attend a full-capacity worship service. 

Eat at an indoor restaurant or bar. 

Healthcare workers must continue to wear a mask while interacting with patients, regardless of the vaccination status. 

In break rooms, offices, and meeting rooms (without patients present), fully vaccinated healthcare workers can dine, meet, and socialize with their fully vaccinated co-workers without a mask or social distancing. However, if just one co-worker is unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, everyone should wear a mask and keep a social distance. 

In residential healthcare settings, fully vaccinated residents may participate in group activities and communal dining without a mask. But again, if just one resident is not fully vaccinated, all residents should wear a mask and practice social distancing. 

Following an exposure, fully vaccinated healthcare workers (who remain asymptomatic) no longer need to follow a 14-day work restriction. 

Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, should be tested for the virus immediately. 

Recommendations on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers remain unchanged. 

Masks are still required when visiting indoors with unvaccinated people who are at risk for severe COVID-19 disease.