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How To Protect Yourself and Others

The CDC recommends several ways to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, including frequent hand washing, social distancing by staying 6 feet from others, wearing a face mask in public, coughing and sneezing into your elbow, and cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces daily. The virus spreads mainly between people in close contact through respiratory droplets from talking, coughing, or sneezing. Everyone should take precautions as some people can spread the virus without symptoms.

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How To Protect Yourself and Others

The CDC recommends several ways to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, including frequent hand washing, social distancing by staying 6 feet from others, wearing a face mask in public, coughing and sneezing into your elbow, and cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces daily. The virus spreads mainly between people in close contact through respiratory droplets from talking, coughing, or sneezing. Everyone should take precautions as some people can spread the virus without symptoms.

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How to Protect Yourself and Others

Accessible version: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

Know how it spreads


• The best way to prevent COVID-19 is to avoid being exposed to this virus.
• The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
» Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
» Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes
or talks.
» These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or
possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
» COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.

Everyone should
Clean your hands often
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after
you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at
least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until
they feel dry.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Avoid close contact


• Limit contact with people who don’t live in your household as much
as possible.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Put distance between yourself and other people.
» Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread virus.
» This is especially important for people who are at increased risk for severe
illness. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/
index.html.

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Cover your mouth and nose with a mask when around others
• You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick.
• Everyone should wear a mask in public settings and when around people not
living in their household, especially when social distancing is difficult to maintain.
» Masks should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has
trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove
the mask without assistance.
• A mask helps prevent a person who is sick from spreading the virus to others,
and offers some protection to the wearer as well.
• Do NOT use a facemask meant for a healthcare worker.
• Continue to keep at least 6 feet between yourself and others. The mask is not a
substitute for social distancing.

Cover coughs and sneezes


• Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or
use the inside of your elbow.
• Throw used tissues in the trash.
• Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If
soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that
contains at least 60% alcohol.

Clean and disinfect


• Clean AND disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables,
doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets,
faucets, and sinks. www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/
disinfecting-your-home.html
• If surfaces are dirty, clean them: Use detergent or soap and water prior
to disinfection.
• Then, use a household disinfectant. You can see a list of EPA-registered
household disinfectants here.

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