JACKSONVILLE, Fla — First Coast News viewer Portia Taylor asked a good question: "After you get the shot, why do you have to still wear a mask and social distance?"
She says, "Thought the shot was supposed to make you safe."
Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Mohammed Reza says, "For sure, Portia, that's a good question. It's hard to understand...Why, after the vaccine, do I still have to wear this mask?"
Dr. Reza says studies are still ongoing, but, using himself as an example, "I know that I, after two shots and two weeks ago, I cannot get severe or symptomatic COVID, but we don't know if I could still get asymptomatic COVID and carry in my nasal pharynx. and transmit it to others around me."
He says the main point is that you still need to wear a mask, even if you've completed your vaccinations. The reason is to make sure you're not making people around you sick with this dangerous virus.