Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I’m vaccinated? This is a question that has crossed our minds some time or the other, and the answer to this is- Yes if you’ve been around someone who has COVID-19 you need to get tested for the virus.
According to the latest guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is been said that people who are fully vaccinated should get tested three to five days after potential exposure, even if they don’t have any symptoms. This change comes two months after the agency released its initial testing guidance.
In May, the CDC said vaccinated people may face very little risk of serious illness and don’t need to be tested in most of the cases, even if exposed to someone who was sick. This is said to keep a thought process that vaccinated people also weren’t likely to spread the virus to others.
But according to the agency, it says it’s reversing that guidance because of the more infectious delta variant, which now accounts for most coronavirus infections currently. It is said that the vaccines of COVID-19 are quite good at protecting people from getting seriously ill, but according to CDC’s new data shows that vaccinated people are infected with the delta variant and there is a possibility that it could spread it to others too.
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers should consult with their employers, some of whom may require routine testing for their staff. U.S. citizens returning from abroad still have to show their negative COVID-19 test report before boarding their flights home, regardless of their vaccination status.
While people working in prisons and homeless shelters are also generally subject to stepped-up testing requirements. CDC says anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 should still isolate for 10 days.
