Forum, May 4: Federal health officials need to target risk
Published: 5/4/2021 10:49:15 AM
Modified: 5/4/2021 10:49:14 AM
Federal health officials need to target risk
In my humble opinion, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention need to come clean. Now that we have open enrollment for the COVID vaccine, they need to stop with the “should” and communicate risk reduction.
If you have been fully vaccinated, the risk of you getting or transmitting the virus and the variants is very “small” whether outside or indoors. How small for a particular individual, they don’t know exactly, but small.
If you haven’t been fully vaccinated, wearing a mask will “reduce” your risks of getting the virus or transmitting the virus until you are vaccinated. How much reduction for a particular individual, they don’t know exactly, but definitely reduced.