Tucker Carlson Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccines, Masks

Not entirely, at least not yet. In guidance for the fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said individuals can meet indoors without masks or social distancing with other fully vaccinated people two weeks after receiving their last vaccine dose. And the fully vaccinated can also have such visits with unvaccinated people who are at low-risk of contracting severe COVID-19, provided the unvaccinated are from a single household. In other situations, such as visiting unvaccinated people from more than one household or in public settings, the fully vaccinated should wear masks and remain physically distanced from others. The CDC also advised against attending medium or large gatherings.

The CDC said that “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