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  2. Jan 7, 2024 · When Is COVID-19 the Most Contagious? Researchers estimate that people who get infected with COVID-19 can spread it to others 2-3 days before symptoms start and are most contagious 1-2 days before ...

  3. Dec 11, 2023 · When Is COVID Most Contagious? The point at which you’re most likely to spread COVID to others—that is, peak infectivity of the virus—varies from person to person, Linda Yancey, MD, an infectious disease specialist at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, told Verywell. The crucial factor is symptom onset. That’s the time when you ...

  4. Jun 13, 2024 · The contagiousness of COVID-19 can vary, but people with mild or asymptomatic illness are usually no longer contagious after 10 days. People with moderate to severe illness or who are moderately to severely immunocompromised may remain contagious for 10 to 20 days or even longer. 20 Sources. By James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MD.

  5. Feb 26, 2024 · Key takeaways: People are most contagious with COVID-19 during the first 5 to 7 days after they catch it. Many people don’t get symptoms right away when they catch COVID, and some never experience symptoms at all. But they can still be contagious. On average, people are contagious with COVID for 5 to 10 days. But some people stay contagious ...

  6. Mar 5, 2024 · The recommendation from the CDC is for people 65 and older who have already received one dose of the 2023-24 COVID vaccine to get a second shot at least four months after their most recent dose. For people in that age group who haven’t had the 2023-24 vaccine, there’s no need to wait.

  7. Jan 9, 2024 · The answer has changed from the earliest days of COVID-19, experts say. “In the beginning of the pandemic, we were really looking at seven to 10 days as the window of time where people had to ...

  8. May 28, 2024 · All viruses, including COVID-19, have an incubation period. In many cases, it’s when the virus is most contagious. While they are two different things, being pre-symptomatic and being ...

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