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The CDC is replacing the term “fully vaccinated” to “up to date.”<\/p>\n

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Despite new data showing the\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0and the skyrocketing number of\u00a0<\/span> cases due to the more infectious <\/span>, the CDC has no plans to change its definition of “fully vaccinated.” The term still means two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer mRNA vaccines or one shot of Johnson & Johnson. Instead, the agency is pivoting to the more general descriptor of “up to date” to describe effective vaccine protection.<\/p>\n

At , Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was asked by CNN, “Can you explain why the CDC is not changing the definition of ‘fully vaccinated,’ given that could potentially encourage more people to get a third shot?” The US has currently boosted , or about 40% of people considered fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n

Walensky responded: “In public health, for all vaccines, we’ve talked about being up to date for your vaccines. Every year, you need a flu shot; you’re not up to date with your flu shot until you’ve gotten your flu shot for that year. … What we really are working to do is pivot the language to make sure that everybody is as up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines as they personally could be.”<\/p>\n

Despite the CDC’s reticence to change the definition, many organizations and governments who use the term “fully vaccinated” are adding booster requirements to their COVID-19 rules. Read on to learn which colleges, businesses and countries now require boosters.<\/p>\n

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