I’m vaccinated, my partner isn’t. Can I get sick?

We’re collecting and answering your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Email questions to Lois Solomon at AskLois@sunsentinel.com.

Q. “I’m 74 and fully vaccinated. My partner is 70 and not vaccinated. Can I still catch the virus?” — Elena Jones

A. It’s unlikely. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines, issued March 8, spoke to just this issue.

“Vaccinated people may gather in a private residence without masks or social distancing with unvaccinated people, so long as they are from a single household and are at low risk for developing severe disease should they contract the coronavirus.”

So hopefully you and your partner are in good health and considered low risk. If not, consider asking your partner to get a shot like you did.

Q. “My wife is an elementary school teacher in Palm Beach County over the age of 50. On March 7, she received her first Pfizer vaccine injection at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek. After she received her injection, she expected to receive her appointment for the second dose, but instead was told that she had to call the same telephone

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Here is a list of places where you can sign up for a vaccine in South Florida. number she used to set up the first appointment to make the second dose appointment. She has called that number several times but no one has returned her call. It makes no sense to me why the state did not schedule the second dose appointment at the time the first dose was administered. Do you have any idea how she can schedule her second dose appointment with

the state, or should she make an appointment with another facility (e.g., CVS) to obtain the second dose?” —Richard Stanton

A. No need to make any more phone calls. Just show up at Tradewinds on the date written on your appointment card.

“Please advise this individual to return to Tradewinds three weeks from last Sunday (when they received first dose) at the same time as their first appointment,” Department of Health spokeswoman Nina Levine said. “They need to bring their CDC vaccination card. “

Q. “If vaccinated now with both COVID-19 shots, will I have to quarantine

if I plan to go to Florida in May?” — Elizabeth

A.

Florida doesn’t have quarantine requirements for travelers, so you won’t be required to hole up. However, Dr. Joanna Drowos, an associate professor of medicine at Florida Atlantic University, said you should still be wary about moving from state to state.

“Travel can increase your chances of getting or spreading COVID-19, so you want to take all necessary precautions while making your plans,” she said. “You can check the CDC’s COVID-19 travel planner to learn about the local, territorial and state requirements for where you are coming from in order to check their requirements for when you return from your trip (https://www.cdc.gov/

coronavirus/2019-ncov/ travelers/travel-planner/ index.html.”

Q. “My wife is an elementary school teacher in Palm Beach County over the age of

50. This past Sunday, she received her first Pfizer vaccine injection at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek. After she received her injection, she expected to receive her appointment for the second dose, but instead was told that she had to call the same telephone number she used to set up the first appointment to make the second dose appointment. She has called that number several times but no one has returned her

call. It makes no sense to me why the state did not schedule the second dose appointment at the time the first dose was administered. Do you have any idea how she can schedule her second dose appointment with the state?” — Richard Stanton

A.

She does not need an appointment. She should just show up on the designated day on her card at the same time as her first appointment.

“Please advise this individual to return to Tradewinds three weeks from last Sunday (when they received first dose) at the same time as their first appointment. They need to bring their CDC vaccination card,” Department of Health spokeswoman Nina Levine said.