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Headline Roundup March 9th, 2021

CDC Issues Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines Monday for people who have been fully vaccinated from COVID-19. Among other loosened restrictions, the CDC says these individuals can visit "other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks." It also asks these individuals to continue adhering to public mask mandates and CDC travel guidelines. Outlets on all sides covered the news. Some reports throughout the spectrum, particularly from left-rated sources, framed the news as long-awaited. Several reports from center- and right-rated outlets focused on repercussions for the travel industry and highlighted the continued restrictions for fully vaccinated people; some emphasized evidence that vaccinated individuals cannot spread the virus.

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Travel restrictions won't be lifted until more people vaccinated, White House says
Travel restrictions won't be lifted until more people vaccinated, White House says

Washington Examiner

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More people will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before travel restrictions can be lifted, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday published guidelines for people who have been vaccinated, relaxing restrictions on who they could meet indoors without social distancing, for example.

But the new recommendations did not change restrictions on travel. That means people wanting to travel to visit family or friends face a long wait until more of the population is vaccinated against COVID-19.

Psaki was asked...

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Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

Associated Press Fact Check

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Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.

The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way — in a single household — with people considered at low-risk for severe disease, such as in the case of vaccinated grandparents visiting healthy children and grandchildren.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the guidance Monday.

The guidance is designed to address a growing demand, as more adults have...

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CDC Says It's Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities
CDC Says It's Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities

NPR (Online News)

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for vaccinated people, giving the green light to resume some pre-pandemic activities and relax precautions that have been in place.

Specifically, the new guidance says, people who are fully vaccinated can visit indoors with other fully vaccinated people without wearing masks or social distancing. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after they have gotten the second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines (or two weeks after receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine).

Vaccinated people can also...

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