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CDC updates on close contact guidelines (Podcast Episode 53)

On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Gregory A. Poland, M.D., discusses guidelines for defining close contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19. (Credit is available.)

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This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A. Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for defining close contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19. Previously, close contact was defined as occurring when someone was within 6 feet (about 2 meters) of an infectious person for 15 consecutive minutes. Now close contact includes people who were within 6 feet (about 2 meters) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes over a 24-hour period, as the CDC now advises that repeated, brief encounters also carry a risk of transmission.Gregory A. Poland, M.D., an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, discusses the updated information from the CDC and the latest information from the Food and Drug Administration on COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. This education is supported in part by an independent medical education grant from Pfizer Inc. and is in accordance with ACCME guidelines. Click here to claim credit and view faculty disclosures. Select Register to begin the credit claim process. Connect with Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development online at https://ce.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoMedEd.