Next steps after COVID-19 vaccination

YOU'RE VACCINATED, WMAR-2NEWSASKED THE LEADING EXPERT ONINFECTIOUS DISEASES AT GBMCTHE SAME QUESTIONS.THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM MYCONVERSATION WITH DR. THEODOREBAILEY IS& WHAT THE VIRUS DOESDEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO.

SO WECONTINUE TO DO THE SAFETYPRACTICES LIKE WEAR MASKS ANDKEEP OUR DISTANCE, ESPECIALLYIN PUBLIC WHILE WE WAIT FORMORE PEOPLE TO GET THEVACCINE& DR. BAILEY SAYS THATWILL DRIVE THE NUMBER OFCOVID-19 CASES DOWN EVEN MORE.IF WE ABANDON THOSE PRACTICESTOO SOON& HE SAYS WE COULD SEENUMBERS GO RIGHT BACK UP.

DR.BAILEY SAYS WHAT IS IMPORTANTTO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THESEVACCINES IS& WHILE THEIREFFICACY RATE IS HIGH WHEN ITCOMES TO PREVENTING SERIOUSILLNESS, HOSPITALIZATION ORDEATH FROM THE COVID-19& IT ISNOT 100 PERCENT PERFECT.

SOEVEN ONCE YOU HAVE THE VACCINETHERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCEYOU COULD GET IT OR PASS ITALONG TO SOMEONE ELSE.

WHICHIS WHY KEEPING SAFETYPRACTICES IN PLACE FOR NOW ISIDEAL.

I ASKED DR. BAILEYABOUT WHETHER ITS A GOOD IDEAFOR PEOPLE TO GATHER WHO HAVEALL RECEIVED THE VACCINE.

THEC-D-C SAYS PEOPLE WHO HAVEBEEN VACCINATED CAN GATHERINSIDE WITHOUT MASKS OR SOCIALDISTANCING.

HEREBAILEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THAT..

I would ideally feel morecomfortable going to hang outwith friends, all vaccinatedbut keeping some distance inthose settings, outdoors asmuch as possible.

Spring iscoming, this is not Game ofThrones where winter iscoming, spring is coming andletoutside letlow, drive the numbers lowerand really look forward tobeing able to open up foreverybody as 2021 keeps goingANOTHER QUESTION IS& HOW LONGDOES THE IMMUNITY LAST ONCEYOUDR. BAILEY SAYS THAT IS STILLBEING STUDIED.

SO NO CONCRETEANSWER TO THAT JUST YET.PEOPLE WHO WERE PART OF THECLINICAL TRIALS FROM THE VERYBEGINNING ARE STILL BEINGMONITORED TODAY.

SO FOR NOW&ITIMMUNITY LASTS& ESPECIALLY ASNEW VARIANTS OF THE VIRUS POPUP BUT HE SAID THE GOOD NEWSIS WE HAVE A VACCINE AGAINSTCOVID-19 SO SCIENTISTS CAN USETHE SAME METHODOLOGY TO COMEUP WITH OTHER VACCINES TOPROTECT AGAINST THE NEWVARIANTS& JUST LIKE THEY DOWITH THE FLU SHOT EVERY YEAR.SO BOTTOMLINE& DR. BAILEYENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO GET THEVACCINE WHEN THEYSO WE CAN SLOWLY GET BACK TOLIFE PRE-PANDEMICTHERE'S A NEW PAGE ON OURWEBSITE WITH INFORMAT