On March 8, 2021 the CDC added the term “fully vaccinated” to their website specifically relating to COVID-19 vaccines, as being administered a dose of vaccine is no longer considered “vaccinated”.
“People are considered fully vaccinated:
- 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
- 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, like Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
If it has been less than 2 weeks since your shot, or if you still need to get your second dose, you are NOT fully protected”
They also state “COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick [not protected from becoming infected or prevented from transmitting the virus]. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.” “[But] keep taking precautions in public places like wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces”
By January 5, 2022, when 3 monthly boosters caused confusion, “Fully Vaccinnated” speech was replaced with “Stay up to Date” with your vaccines!