I was annoyed that the CDC wasn't giving useful guidance about what to do if you're vaccinated, and then they gave guidance on Monday. It's pretty good! But it's going to need to be loosened again very soon. businessinsider.com/cdc-new-post-v…
The most important thing about this guidance is it makes clear vaccinated people can drop the masks and distancing in gatherings with unvaccinated people under certain circumstances. This gives vaccinated elderly people permission to hug their grandkids. businessinsider.com/cdc-new-post-v…
The new guidance tells you very little about how vaccines change what you can do in public places, and they'll need to say more on that soon, especially since the CDC already acknowledges the need for risk-mitigation (rather than just abstinence) guidance about restaurants.
What would I have the CDC do? They already give restaurant risk-mitigation tips like ask for individual salt packets instead of handling the salt shaker. I would add things like "try to postpone restaurant meals until after your vaccination is effective." cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
This is an area where the CDC is treating the public like adults, telling them not just what it thinks is the best practice, but also what will reduce risk if you don't follow that best practice. The vaccine adds new scenarios to give such advice about.
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