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How to Determine a Close Contact for COVID-19
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Children and Adults in All Indoor and Outdoor Settings (Excluding K-12 School Settings)
Was the person less than 6 feet away from someone with confirmed or suspected COVID-19? Consider time spent with someone with COVID-19 starting 2 days before the infected person developed symptoms, or the date they were tested if they do not have symptoms, until they started isolation.
Has the person been in the presence of someone with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period?
If the answers to the questions above are both yes, the person is a close contact, regardless of whether the person was wearing a mask properly.
If the answer to either of the questions above is no, the person is not a close contact.
If they are not up to date on vaccines
The close contact needs to quarantine for at least 5 days from the date of last close contact.
The close contact should wear a well-fitting mask when around others for 10 days from the date of the last close contact with someone with COVID-19.
If the close contact does not have COVID-19 symptoms, they should watch for symptoms for 10 days and get tested at least 5 days after the close contact.
If they test positive, continue to isolate.
If they are up to date on vaccines
If they have taken the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine and boosters as recommended, they are up to date.
The close contact does not need to quarantine.
The close contact should get tested at least 5 days after close contact. Watch for symptoms and wear a well-fitting mask while around other people for 10 days from the date of last close contact.
Regardless of vaccination status, if a close contact develops symptoms, they should isolate and get tested immediately.
If they test positive, continue to isolate.
If they have had COVID-19 within the past 90 days, completed isolation, and recovered
The close contact does not need to quarantine.
The close contact should watch for symptoms and wear a well-fitting mask when around others for 10 days.
Close contacts who had a prior infection in the past 90 days and who have symptoms should isolate immediately and get tested.
If they test positive, continue to isolate.