People who have been fully vaccinated are advised to:

• Take steps to protect oneself and others in many situations, like wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces. Take these precautions whenever you are:
  • In public
  • Gathering with unvaccinated people from more than one other household
  • Visiting with an unvaccinated person who is at increased risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 or who lives with a person at increased risk
• Still avoid medium or large-sized gatherings.
• If one travels, one should still take steps to protect oneself and others. You will still be required to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States, and in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations. Fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in the United States are still required?to get tested within 3 days of their flight (or show documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the past 3 months) and should still get tested 3-5 days after their trip.
• Still watch out for symptoms of COVID-19, especially if you’ve been around someone who is sick. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you should get tested and stay home and away from others.
• You will still need to follow guidance at your workplace.

Here is a link to the updated FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions): FAQs

• The County, on April 24, met its goal of administering over one million vaccine doses by May 31.
• Bay Area Health Officers, on April 25, approved resumption of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for all adults.
• The CDC, on April 29, issued new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people, excusing them from wearing a mask in most outdoor public settings.
• The County began offering drop-in vaccination at all its COVID vaccination sites as of May 7.
• Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was authorized by the FDA for people aged 12-15. It was found to be safe and effective in protecting children as young as 12 in clinical trials. However, people 12 to 15-years-old cannot schedule appointments or stop by vaccine sites until the CDC and the State approve it for this age group.
• Governor Newsom provided more clarity to his post- June 15 plan, announcing that if certain thresholds are met, then outdoor masking mandates will be relaxed to guidelines or recommendations. He predicted that California will look similar to pre-pandemic times, with no restrictions on businesses, large or small. The criteria for moving beyond the Blueprint are:
  • 1. Equitable vaccine availability: If vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians 16 years or older who wish to be inoculated.
  • 2. Consistently low burden of disease: Hospitalizations are stable and low, and specifically, hospitalizations among fully vaccinated individuals are low.
• The County, on May 14, announced it will host free vaccine clinics at selected public school campuses, with no appointments required.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on May 13, eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, saying that fully vaccinated people need only wear masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, and hospitals..

From the California Department of Public Health on April 6, 2021:

• All sectors listed in the current Blueprint Activities and Business Tiers Chart may return to usual operations in compliance with ETS/Cal OSHA and other statewide agency guidelines and standards with limited public health restrictions, such as masking, testing, and testing or vaccination verification requirements for large-scale higher-risk events. In addition, the following restrictions apply (via a narrow public health order):

  • Unless testing or vaccination status is verified for all attendees, conventions will be capped at 5,000 persons until October 1.

  • International convention attendees will only be allowed if fully vaccinated.

• Schools and institutions of higher education should conduct full-time, in person instruction, in compliance with Cal/OSHA emergency temporary standards and public health guidelines.

• Workplaces promote policies that reduce risk, including improved indoor ventilation, and mask wearing in indoor and other high-risk settings as well as remote work when possible without impacting business operations.

• Californians and travelers will be subject to any current CDPH and CDC travel restrictions.

California will also need to maintain the public health and medical infrastructure in these five priority areas:

The Governor's strategy is to use various levers and incentives to increase protection of Californians and incentivize vaccination to move us towards community immunity. Since March, the State has adjusted the Blueprint to recognize the role of vaccines in reducing transmission. These strategies include:

• Reopening and expanding the capacity of outdoor sectors

• Adding the Vaccine Equity Benchmarks to adjust the case rate thresholds for Blueprint tiers

• Allowing increased capacity or numbers of persons allowed, including indoors, with proof of testing or vaccination

• Developing guidance or minimum standards to ensure equity, privacy, and ethical practices are integral in the deployment of vaccination and testing verification methods

• Focusing on equity allocations and implementation plans to improve vaccination coverage in our least advantaged and hardest-hit communities