--- title: "Vaccinated People Don’t Appear to Spread COVID, and That’s Incredible News" description: "According to a new study by the CDC, those who have been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer no longer carry the virus." date: "2021-04-01" modified: "2021-04-01" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/cdc-vaccinated-people-dont-spread-covid" categories: - "Health & Medicine" - "Medical" - "Pathogens" - "Viruses" tags: - "cdc" - "coronavirus" - "covid19" - "vaccines" --- # Vaccinated People Don’t Appear to Spread COVID, and That’s Incredible News ![According to a new study by the CDC, those who have been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer no longer carry the virus.]() *\Image: Image via Pixabay/Victor Tangermann\* According to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, front liners who have been fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer no longer carry the virus and show an extremely reduced risk of infection. "We're vaccinating so very fast, our data from the CDC today suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don't get sick, and that it's not just in the clinical trials but it's also in real world data," CDC director Rochelle Walensky [told *MSNBC*'s Rachel Maddow]() this week. That's very good news, considering that the CDC has been warning those who had been vaccinated to still be cautious, wear masks, and socially distance. The [study]() examined 3,950 vaccinated healthcare workers, first responders, and other essential workers across eight locations in the country over a period of 13 weeks. After a second dose of the vaccine, risk of infection was reduced by an astonishing 90 percent. "This study shows that our national vaccination efforts are working," Walensky said in [an official statement](). "These findings should offer hope to the millions of Americans receiving COVID-19 vaccines each day and to those who will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated in the weeks ahead," Walensky added. "The authorized vaccines are the key tool that will help bring an end to this devastating pandemic." ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()