So You Got Vaccinated Against Covid19-- Now What?: You’ve done your part to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community. What can you do now?

This article from Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan  gives the skinny on what you can and can't do just yet ...

It includes a link to the CDC website about what fully vaccinated folks "can" do now.   We thought it might be helpful for AW associates to know this

AND be able to pass on to our patients and communities. We'll bet you're getting asked this question a lot these days -- or wondering about it yourself.

Summarized from the article ...

First of all, before anything else: Be proud.

 

Breathe easier.

 

Walk or sit taller.

 

Let go of some of the worry that’s lurked in the back of your mind for the past year.

 

Pat yourself on the back (if you just got vaccinated in the last day or two, you may need to use the arm that your shot didn’t go into…).

 

Accept the silent thanks of health care providers, who are caring for new, mostly younger, COVID-19 patients who caught the virus and got seriously ill before they could get vaccinated.

Now that you’ve done all that, here are seven practical tips for living your post-vaccinated life:

1. Remember that vaccination is a journey.
2. You can do things -- but not everything, yet.
3. You've got a new forcefield around you--but it's not impenetrable.
4. You can join the effort to track vaccine reactions.
5. You can help those who are on the fence.
6. You're spared the inconvenience of quarantining after an exposure.
7. You can make up funny social media posts or play a fun game on Twitter.

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