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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While it says this may change based on new guidance, I think this is total BS. Vaccinated people do not get additional protection, for themselves or others, from wearing masks: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html. CDC also says that they don't need to send vaccinated kids home if there is a case in the classroom.

APS will continue to adjust measures for School Year 2021-22 based on latest guidance and best practices. 
                                                                  
Masks: Required in buildings and on buses
Physical distancing & classroom capacity: Normal classroom capacity
Recess: No masks required outside for recess 
Health Screening: No temperature checks; honor system symptom reporting, Isolation rooms no longer provided in schools
Contact Tracing: Positive case in classroom: Elementary: all students excluded, Secondary: students in immediate proximity excluded
Quarantine: 8 days with negative test on day 5*, Fully vaccinated individuals are exempt from quarantine, as verified by School Health
Athletics & Activities: Indoor masks required, contact tracing requirements for students and employees
Visitors & volunteers: Permitted with masks, screening and contact tracing

*Students who do not participate in the APS testing program would continue to be excluded for 14 days from the date of last exposure. [/quote]

Ugh, yes vaccinated people do get additional protection from wearing masks. The vaccines don't work as well against the variants and the vaccines have variable efficacy in different people depending on immune response.

I'd be ok with unmasked for those who can prove vax status as there appears to be good protection if all unmasked are vaxxed.

But definitely mask up those unvaxxed. [/quote]

That is not what the CDC says:

People are considered fully vaccinated:
2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death.
COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of people spreading COVID-19.

We're still learning how effective the vaccines are against variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Early data show the vaccines [u]may work against some variants[/u] but could be less effective against others.
We're still learning how well the vaccines protect people [u]with weakened immune systems[/u], including people who take immunosuppressive medications.

If you’ve been fully vaccinated:
You can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic.
You can resume activities without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart.
If you’ve been around someone who has COVID-19, you do not need to stay away from others or get tested unless you have symptoms.
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