Federal Health Authorities Update Covid-19 Close-Contact Definition

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Federal health officials changed the definition of a close contact of a Covid-19 case, after a Vermont prison officer tested positive following several brief encounters with infected inmates

The officer, a 20-year-old man, never was within 6 feet of any of the prisoners for 15 or more consecutive minutes, according to a report on the case posted Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Vermont Department of Health posted Wednesday.

After posting the report, the CDC altered its definition of a close contact, saying it is now someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. The previous definition was anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes.

 

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