With a big holiday weekend this weekend and over 540,000 Utanns fully vaccinated, many are faced with questions about how to celebrate safely and with whom. 

The CDC released updated guidance for the fully vaccinated today:

• You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart.
• You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people of any age from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks or staying 6 feet apart, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
• Read more updates here...

• AP - Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

• AP - Company producing J&J vaccine had history of violations

• New York Times - Covid Vaccines for Kids Are Coming, but Not for Many Months

• Kaiser Health News - Beating the Pavement to Vaccinate the Underrepresented — And Protect Everyone

• CDC - Science Brief: Background Rationale and Evidence for Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People

AAFP - On March 16, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted a draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Based on its review of the evidence, the task force recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in adults ages 35 to 70 who are overweight or obese. The task force also recommends that clinicians offer or refer patients with prediabetes to effective preventive interventions. This is a “B” recommendation, and applies to asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults ages 35 to 70 who are treated in primary care settings. Read more...