HomeMy WebLinkAbout04082021_Imper_RESPONSE_Vaccinated carpoolingFrom:Tom Locke
To:Rachel S. Imper
Cc:Liz Anderson; Karen Abbott
Subject:Re: Question on safety for vaccinated people
Date:Thursday, April 8, 2021 11:35:47 AM
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Ms. Imper,
Riding in a car with fully vaccinated friends should be fine to do without a mask. The only
exception is if one of the riders is experiencing covid-like symptoms. In that case, they should
isolate until tested. A car is essentially an indoor space, albeit a moving one.
If riding with non-vaccinated individuals I recommend masking, spacing, and open windows.
Tom Locke
From: Karen Abbott
Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:30 AM
To: Tom Locke
Cc: Liz Anderson
Subject: FW: Question on safety for vaccinated people
Please see the question below from Rachel Imper. Thank you.
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From: Rachel S. Imper <rimper3@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:13 AM
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Subject: Question on safety for vaccinated people
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Hi!
First, thank you so much for all your efforts to get Jefferson County vaccinated. My husband and I
were immensely pleased to receive our vaccinations. You have done a heroic job!
I do have a question that I have not been able to find an answer to anywhere. (I have read the CDC
guidelines for vaccinated people, and we are following them strictly.)
However the guidelines say nothing about vaccinated people sharing a car. We and our friends who
are vaccinated want to go hiking together. Would we be relatively safe to share a car to go to a
trailhead? If we did share a ride with them, should we wear masks in that enclosed space, given that
no vaccine is 100 percent and the variants are widely circulating?
The evidence seems to be building that vaccinated people are unlikely to harbor high amounts of the
virus, but I realize the data is not yet complete.
I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Rachel Imper