15 Total Minutes of Contact May Increase COVID Risk

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Have you heard of the 15-minute rule? According to the CDC, people who have brief but repeated contacts with people who carry the virus that causes COVID-19 may be at risk for catching it themselves.

Oct. 21, 2020 -- People who have brief but repeated contacts with people who carry the virus that causes COVID-19 may be at risk for catching it themselves, according to new guidance out today from the CDC.of who is a “close contact” of someone infected with COVID.

. Now, a person is at risk of infection if they’ve accumulated 15 minutes of close contact within a 24 hour period.an outbreak investigation at a prison in Vermont The employee wore a cloth mask, gown, and eye protection during all of his interactions. The prisoners he interacted with were wearing masks during most of the encounters, with the exception of a few contacts with people as they stood in the doors of their cells or in the prison gym.

 

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