@estrada53- Good morning. Congratulations on your second dose! You will still need to wear masks and wash your hands and social distance. There hasn't been enough time for researchers to determine whether you will still shed covid if you are carrying any on you, or for how long after it will last after the last dose. Be very careful with public places. I'm so glad that you are cautious!

@estrada53
Hi,
I agree with you. My daughter and I both had our second Pfizer vaccine with no ill effects...we both have great immune systems. A friend with a compromised immune system and other health problems also had no reactions after the second dose. They still don’t know why people get different reactions no matter what their health is like. With that being said we don’t do anything different than before receiving the vaccines and still take precautions.

Here in Florida we opened early and resumed our usual activities earlier than some states. Our schools have been open most of this year and it is business as usual for the most part...not always a good thing. My local gym does not and never did require any of their staff or patrons to mask up. My senior gym classes are spaced out and most of us wear a mask going into the facility and setting up our equipment before removing the masks. Some of my class chose not to vaccinate and the age span in our class is late 60s to 80.

Personally my family and I have continued to eat out and shop but continue to take precautions and we have scheduled a short plane trip to another state next month. That will be my only excursion out of town however. If you looked around this state and saw the number of people out and about you would say “What pandemic?”. My daughter and son in law went to a church last month...some spacing but only about 1/3 wearing masks. They didn’t return.

None of us are complacent after receiving the vaccine...we are just carrying on as usual since our governor opened everything. But I see mask violations everywhere and the only places that are being cited seem to be the bars in busier places where younger people congregate. There are some towns that do post mask requirements. In busy shopping areas with restaurants and small stores I would say most people do not mask up while strolling the streets. That freaks me out a bit...I can’t tell you how many times I have held my breath when coming too close to someone lol. My grandchildren...all young adults.....always mask up and are careful because it was drilled into them.

The say masks will continue for most of this year but 2021 has to be better than 2020.

Stay safe

FL Mary

@estrada53 From what I have read we should continue to mask up and distance socially in general, although the restrictions are less if you are with others who are fully vaccinated. Then it gets more confusing since they are not sure if vaccinated people can still be carriers and also, the vaccines are not 100% effective.

They are saying that those restrictions should stay in place until we reach herd immunity which may be never since there are many people who are anti-vax. I have read that the earliest we can expect to return to relative normalcy is 2023. That's not a great thought for those of us who are older. I said to my husband this morning that by the time we can travel again we may be too old to. 😖
JK