IS
IS IT
IS IT SAFE TO SPEND THE WEEKEND TOGETHER?
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND OUR
KRISTEN SEVERANCE WENT TO THE
EXPERTS FOR THE ANSWER >>.
REMEMBER THE
SCENE
SCENE IN
SCENE IN LOVE?
LOVE?
LOVE? ACTUALLY ALL THE PEOPLE HUGGING
AT THE ARRIVALS GATE AT
HEATHROW?
HEATHROW?
HEATHROW? WELL, MY BOSS WON'T LET US SHOW
THE FULL CLIP BUT MY FRIEND
PHOTOJOURNALIST ANDY WALLACE
SHOT THE REAL LIFE VERSION AT
THE ARRIVALS GATE AT DALLAS
LOVE FIELD IN TEXAS.
IT'S TIME BEFORE COVID
AND ANDY'S VERSION GIVES YOU
ALL THE SAME FEELS AS THE MOVIE
THE HUGS ARE LONG AND THE
SMILES WHY WHEN FAMILY IS TO
MOST OF US WOULD DO ANYTHING TO
HUG SOMEONE LIKE THAT IN AN
AIRPORT WITHOUT A MASK WITH
EVERY SHARFF WE'RE GETTING
CLOSER BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
WE MADE IT OUTSIDE THE WORKING
CONVENTION CENTER.
CONVENTION CENTER. THERE ARE NO HUGS.
YOU >> KNOW WHEN YOU COME ON
OUT YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN SEE THE
ANXIETIES LIFTED.
ANXIETIES LIFTED. COME ON IN.
YOU MADE IT.
BUT THERE IS JOY.
I >> FEEL GREAT RELIEVED THAT
DONE WITH THIS PROCESS NOW I
CAN GET BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
WITH MY STUDENTS.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. FEELS WONDERFUL THAT I GOT MY
SHOT PLEASED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. I MISS PEOPLE MISS PEOPLE IN
YOUR LIFE AND I'M EXCITED TO
HAVE TO SEE PEOPLE'S FACES >>
WITH GUIDELINES CHANGING ALL
THE TIME ONCE VACCINATED THEY
DON'T SEND YOU OFF WITH A
BOOKLET EXPLAINING WHAT'S SAFE
TO DO OR NOT SAFE TO DO
ACCORIDNG TO THE CDC.
SO WE ASKED THE EXPERTS LIKE
KGW MEDICAL CONTRIBUTER DR.
PYLE, DO >> YOU BELIEVE THAT
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD
AND SHOULD NOT BE DOING BASED
ON THE CDC RECOMMENDATION?
>> NO, AND IN FACT I THINK THIS
IS A HUGE FAIL AND I WILL TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY AS AS A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE INITIALLY
THE MESSAGE WE KEPT PUTTING OUT
THERE WAS DON'T DO ANYTHING
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. DR. KOHLI SAID THAT MESSAGE WAS
PUT OUT THERE BECAUSE EXPERTS
WANTED TO MAKE SURE A LARGE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE
VACCINATED BEFORE POLICY WAS
CHANGED ON A LARGER LEVEL.
BUT >> THE ACTUAL TRUTH IS THAT
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FULLY
VACCINATED CAN INTERACT WITH
OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
FULLY VACCINATED WITH CHANGES
WITH LOOSENING OF THE
RESTRICTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. BUT I THINK THAT MESSAGE GOT
LOST BECAUSE OF THE BIGGER
PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE WHICH WAS
DON'T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT AS
THE POPULATION >> ACCORDING TO
CDC GUIDELINES CAN VACCINATE
PERSON HUG ANOTHER VACCINATED
PERSON >>.
PERSON >>. YES.
YES.
YES. SO
YES. SO A
YES. SO A VACCINATED PERSON CAN
SAFELY HUG ANOTHER VACCINATED
PERSON WITHOUT A MASK BECAUSE
THEY'RE BOTH LIKELY HAVE
DEVELOPED ANTIBODIES.
DEVELOPED ANTIBODIES. THE ONLY CAVEAT TO THIS IS THEY
HAVE TO BE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS
OUT FROM THE LAST DOSE OF THEIR
VACCINATION.
VACCINATION. CAN A VACCINATED PERSON ATTEND
A PARTY OR GATHERING?
ALL OF THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
VACCINATED INDEED.
VACCINATED INDEED. YES.
YES.
YES. ACCORDING TO THE NEW CDC
GUIDELINES VACCINATED PEOPLE
CAN OFTEN GATHER THINGS THAT
ARE SMALL.
ARE SMALL. DO YOU STILL WANT TO KEEP IT
ABOUT FIVE MAYBE 10 MAX WITH
OTHER VACCINATED PEOPLE THAT
ARE FULLY VACCINATED BY BEING
AT LEAST TWO WEEKS OUT >>?
THE CDC SAYS AN UNVACCINATED
PERSON OR FAMILY CAN ALSO
ATTEND THE GATHERING IF THEY'RE
NOT HIGH RISK.
WHAT ABOUT AIR TRAVEL?
>> A VACCINATED PERSON CAN
TRAVEL MUCH MORE SAFELY THAN
THEY COULD A YEAR AGO AT THIS
TIME I WOULD STILL RECOMMEND
ALL THE PRECAUTIONS OF MASKING
POTENTIALLY EVEN DOUBLE MASKING
LIKE I LIKE TO DO MAKING SURE
YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN, NOT
TOUCHING YOUR FACE.
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE
VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN STILL GET
SICK PARTICULARLY IN THE FACE
OF THESE NEW VARIANTS.
THE >> OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
HAS CHANGED ITS GUIDELINES TO
MATCH THESE CDC RECOMMENDATION
.
.
. THOSE
. THOSE GAMES DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN
UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CDC
STATEMENTS WHICH ARE A WAY TO
GET PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED
KIND OF DOWN THAT PATH BACK TO
WHAT LOOKS >> A LITTLE MORE
NORMAL AND CDC BOTH RECOMMEND
THE VACCINATED PEOPLE STILL
WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC IF >>
VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN DO ALL
OF THESE OTHER THINGS.
WHY IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR
PEOPLE TO STILL WEAR THE MASK
AND SOCIALLY DISTANT >>?
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. ONE IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPLICATIONS.
IMPLICATIONS. SO EVEN THOUGH VACCINATED
PEOPLE CAN SAFELY GATHER WITH
OTHER VACCINATED PEOPLE, WE
DON'T YET HAVE COMPELLING
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE WHETHER THE
VACCINATED PEOPLE MAY ACTUALLY
BE GIVING OFF VIRUS IN THEIR
DROPLETS AND THEY COULD MAKE
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE SICK.
SO >> WHILE WE ARE A WAYS AWAY
FROM THIS, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER
EACH >> TIME THERE'S NO REAL
SUBSTITUTE FOR A HUG AND I'M
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE LOUSVILLE I
COULD WATCH THOSE HUGS ALL DAY.
WE ARE ALMOST ON AIR SO LET'S
TAKE THIS FULL CIRCLE AND GO
BACK TO CHRISTINE'S QUESTION.
REMEMBER AT THE TOP SHE HAS
FOUR FRIENDS WANT TO GET
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THREE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED BUT
THE FOURTH HAS NOT.
IS IT SAFE TO SPEND THE WEEKEND
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER? WELL, ACCORDING TO THE CDC
AND THE EXPERTS WE TALKED WITH
,YES, IT IS SAFE TO SPEND THE
WEEKEND TOGETHER.
WEEKEND TOGETHER. JUST MAKE SURE YOU ARE FULLY