CDC: Fully Vaccinated Can Travel Again

Above, yours truly at Mesa Verde National Park in September. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky.

Well, it looks like I can travel again since I am fully vaccinated. Not that anything stopped me from doing so prior to my vaccinations done in February.

This is according to a new guidance by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

According to the Seattle Times:

NEW YORK (AP) — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can safely enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

Still, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky urged caution and said she would “advocate against general travel overall” given the rising number of infections.

“If you are vaccinated, it is lower risk,” she said.

According to the CDC, more than 100 million people in the U.S. — or about 30% of the population — have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the last required dose.

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