The Vaccinated Cohort of the US

Published in El Nacional
(Dominican Republic) on 15 May 2021
by Ernesto Guerrero (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Darcey Stickley. Edited by Gillian Palmer.
The fact that vaccinated people now no longer need to wear a mask or maintain social distancing is a surprising and suspicious recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.

The decision was taken after scientific studies showed that the vaccines were effective against new variants, and that the few people who had been infected with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated were fewer in number and generally less infectious.

The new guidance from the CDC maintains, however, the recommendation that vaccinated people still continue to use masks to travel on public transport (planes, buses, trains), as well as in airports and train stations. Nonetheless, although the vaccine’s coverage is above 50%, states like Florida and Texas have eliminated all forms of restrictions, hurrying their return to normality.

In order to promote people to go and get vaccinated, some states have offered incentives, most notably in Ohio, which organized a lottery of five prizes for every million people among the residents who went to their vaccination appointments. It is exciting to know that even in airports in Miami and New York, residents and visitors are being offered vaccines for free.

The announcements from the CDC are untimely and require clarification, as there are many who are already skeptical and are now resisting abandoning the masks altogether. As a result, there has been a rise in arguments and altercations in both public and private places between those who demand that others wear a mask and those who refuse.

On this side of the pond, we are all yearning to reach this same point, when we can feel a sense of normality again. But we cannot reproduce what is happening over at our rich neighbor's house, as our vaccination coverage is very low and our weekly epidemiological reports show a worrying trend of an increase in cases and hospitalizations, indicating a new epidemic wave, as the Southern Cone countries have already experienced.

The government’s decision to buy more Pfizer vaccines is valid because they are effective and safe. We also have to strengthen our efforts to increase vaccination coverage. Independently of what happens in the U.S., we have to maintain the use of masks and strengthen the public health and safety measures that we know work.


Que las personas vacunadas ya no necesiten ponerse mascarilla, ni guardar distanciamiento físico, es una sorpresiva y suspicaz recomendación del Centro de Control Enfermedades (CDC) de Estados Unidos.

La decisión se tomó después que estudios científicos demostraron que las vacunas son efectivas contra las nuevas variantes y que las pocas personas que se infectaron con covid-19 a pesar de haber sido vacunadas resultaron leves y menos contagiosas.

La nueva guía de los CDC mantiene, sin embargo, la recomendación de que las personas vacunadas sigan usando tapabocas al viajar en transporte público (aviones, autobuses, trenes) así como en aeropuertos y estaciones de ferrocarril. No obstante, aunque la cobertura de vacunación es alrededor de 50%, estados como Florida y Texas eliminaron todas las medidas restrictivas, apresurando su regreso a la total normalidad.

Para promover que la gente acuda a vacunarse, algunos Estados, ofrecen incentivos de los cuales el más llamativo es Ohio, que organiza una lotería con 5 premios de un millón cada uno, entre los residentes que acudan a vacunarse. Es excitante también conocer que en los aeropuertos de Miami y New York se vacunan gratuitamente a todos los residentes y visitantes que así lo deseen.

Los anuncios del CDC son extemporáneos y necesitan aclaración ya que todavía son muchas las personas escépticas ,que ahora se resisten a abandonar las mascarillas; como resultado ahora se verifica un aumento de peleas y altercados, en lugares públicos y privados entre aquellos que exigen y los que se rehúsan a utilizar las mascarillas.

De este lado del charco, todos anhelamos ese momento, cuando podamos volver a un sentido de normalidad. Pero, no podemos reproducir lo que pasa en casa de nuestro vecino rico, ya que nuestra cobertura de vacunación es muy baja, y los reportes epidemiológicos semanales muestran una peligrosa tendencia al aumento de casos y hospitalizaciones, presagiando una nueva ola epidémica como la que experimentaron los países del Cono Sur.

Es valida la decisión del gobierno de comprar más vacunas de tipo de ARN mensajero (Pfizer) que son efectivas y seguras, también debemos fortalecer las acciones para aumentar la cobertura de vacunación. Independientemente de lo que pasa en EUA debemos mantener el uso de mascarillas y fortalecer las medidas de salud pública que sabemos funcionan.
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