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BigmanPigman

(52,340 posts)
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 01:49 AM Oct 2020

Household spread of Covid-19 is common and quick, a new CDC study finds

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/health/household-spread-covid-19-wellness/index.html

The spread of Covid-19 among members in a household after one person is infected is "common" and occurs quickly after illness onset, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The person exposed or suspected of having Covid-19 should be isolated before getting tested and before test results come back to protect others in the home, said the study, published Friday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

"Because prompt isolation of persons with COVID-19 can reduce household transmission, persons who suspect that they might have COVID-19 should isolate, stay at home, and use a separate bedroom and bathroom if feasible," wrote a CDC-led team of researchers.


In addition, all members of the household should wear masks at all times in common spaces, the team said.
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Household spread of Covid-19 is common and quick, a new CDC study finds (Original Post) BigmanPigman Oct 2020 OP
Likely why repukes insist on kids being in schools! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #1

SheltieLover

(59,826 posts)
1. Likely why repukes insist on kids being in schools!
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 02:13 AM
Oct 2020

In the grand scheme of kids' lives, are they better off as orphans or themselves debilitated?

Ty BP!

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