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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: COVID-19 Miniseries Episode 53: Mayo Clinic Q&A - CDC Updates Close Contact Guidelines
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in October, 2020.Â
To claim credit visit: https://ce.mayo.edu/covid19podcastÂ
Guest:Â Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland) Â
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)Â
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for defining close contact with a person who is positive for COVID-19. Previously, close contact was defined as occurring when someone was within 6 feet of an infectious person for 15 consecutive minutes. Now close contact includes people who were within 6 feet for a tot...