Do You Need to Wear a Mask If You’re Vaccinated Against COVID-19?

The spread of new variants, including delta, may lead to increased spread of the novel coronavirus. View Apart/Getty Images

Experts are considering whether vaccinated people should continue to wear masks during the pandemic.
They say vaccination doesn’t mean there’s no risk of acquiring the virus.
The spread of new variants, including delta, may complicate understanding the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

With the delta variant spreading across the United States and the increasing number of states dropping pandemic mask mandates, experts warn that even those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may be at risk.

Considering the threat presented by delta and other coronavirus variants, should vaccinated people continue to wear masks? Experts say vaccination doesn’t mean you’re completely protected from developing COVID-19.

“Although the chance of contracting COVID-19 is low once an individual has been vaccinated, it is not zero,” Teresa Murray Amato, MD, chair of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in New York, told Healthline.

Source: healthline