Are we safe after being fully vaccinated for COVID-19?

The Arizona department of Health services reported 1804 new coronavirus cases this weekend and the total cases in Arizona Statewide has reached 807,987 cases.  Meanwhile, U.S. has almost half a million dead. Most Americans will be expected to wear masks until 2022.

“It’s something that is historic. It’s nothing like we’ve ever been though in the last 102 years since the 1918 influenza pandemic,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

“It really is a terrible situation that we’ve been through and that we’re still going through. And that’s the reason why we keep insisting to continue with the public health measures — because we don’t want this to get much worse than it already is.”

There is only 5.7% U.S. population been fully vaccinated. However, even after two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, do not grant a person a life similar to the one they had pre-covid-19.

Firstly, the vaccine does not guarantee 100% full immunity from COVID-19. People are still encouraged wear masks and avoid social gathering. The health experts explain there is also no guarantee the immunity will last forever since data needs months or even years to observe.

Secondly, health experts stated that restaurants are still the hotspot for COVID-19 spreading. Since there are no body wearing masks while they are eating, and the few restaurants installed the proper filtration equipment on their circulation systems, leaving the air poorly ventilated and a prime breeding ground for virus spread. 

Thirdly, there is also a possibility that the current vaccines won’t fully protect against the new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is still newly under studying right now.

Lastly, been vaccinated also not mean the people are free to travel. Fauci said “I mean, if you absolutely have to travel and it’s essential, then obviously, one will have to do that. But we do not want people to think because they got vaccinated, then other public health recommendations just do not apply.”

After one year, we cannot deny the truth people are still living in the middle of the pandemic. What is the future for the American people remains unknown. We should continually being caution about social distancing and always wearing masks in public space, avoid social gathering, get vaccinated while it’s available.

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