The new Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine can be kept in a regular refrigerator. Photo: Atrium

March 9. Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in a single household  with people considered at low-risk for severe disease, such as in the case of vaccinated grandparents visiting healthy children and grandchildren.

The CDC says fully vaccinated people can:

—Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing

—Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing

—Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic

For now, fully vaccinated people should continue to:

—Take precautions in public like wearing a well-fitted mask and physical distancing

—Wear masks, practice physical distancing, and adhere to other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease or who have an unvaccinated household member who is at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease

—Wear masks, maintain physical distance, and practice other prevention measures when visiting with unvaccinated people from multiple households

—Avoid medium- and large-sized in-person gatherings

—Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms

—Follow guidance issued by individual employers

—Follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations

To read the CDC’s “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People,” click here.