{"id":10415,"date":"2025-03-01T14:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan442\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:55:49","slug":"dhan442","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan442\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan442 ~  Delaware Health Update #442  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \n\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan442.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1>Delaware Health Alert Network #<!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Number\"]-->442 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->March 9, 2021 1:40 pm <!--[END]--> <\/h2>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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It is anticipated that this guidance will be updated frequently and expanded based on the level of community spread of SARS-CoV-2, the proportion of the population that is fully vaccinated, and the rapidly evolving science on COVID-19 vaccine. For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 \u22652 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or \u22652 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson [J&#038;J]\/Janssen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Background<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Currently authorized vaccines in the United States are highly effective at protecting vaccinated people against symptomatic and severe COVID-19. Additionally, a growing body of evidence suggests that fully vaccinated people are less likely to have asymptomatic infection and potentially less likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. How long vaccine protection lasts and how much vaccines protect against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants are still under investigation. Until more is known and vaccination coverage increases, some prevention measures will continue to be necessary for all people, regardless of vaccination status. However, the benefits of reducing social isolation and relaxing some measures such as quarantine requirements may outweigh the residual risk of fully vaccinated people becoming ill with COVID-19 or transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to others. Additionally, taking steps towards relaxing certain measures for vaccinated persons may help improve COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Summary<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>There are several activities that fully vaccinated people can resume now, at low risk to themselves, while being mindful of the potential risk of transmitting the virus to others. Generally, the level of precautions taken in a given setting should be determined by the characteristics of any unvaccinated people present who remain unprotected against COVID-19. In public settings, all persons, including fully vaccinated people, should continue to wear a well-fitted mask, practice physical distancing, and adhere to other prevention measures recommended by CDC and DPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Recommendations<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The following recommendations apply to non-health care settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fully vaccinated people can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at <strong>low risk<\/strong> for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>For now, fully vaccinated people should continue to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Take precautions in public like wearing a well-fitted mask and physical distancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Wear masks, practice physical distancing, and adhere to other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease or who have an unvaccinated household member who is at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Wear masks, maintain physical distance, and practice other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people from multiple households<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Avoid medium- and large-sized in-person gatherings<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Get tested (and isolate pending results) if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Follow guidance issued by individual employers<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>Follow CDC and DPH travel requirements and recommendations<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Additional Information<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>You are receiving this email because you are a registered member of the Delaware Health Alert Network. 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