CDC's New Definition of "Close Contact" Impacts Contract Tracing in Workplaces
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/10/20
On October 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) expanded the definition of “close contact” for contact tracing purposes. The CDC previously defined close contact as 15 consecutive minutes within six feet of an infected person. The new definition still uses 15 minutes as the key time period but includes shorter, repeat exposures that add up to 15 minutes over a period of 24 hours......
By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,