Contact and SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among College Football Athletes in the Southeastern Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Benika Dixon, Rebecca S. B. Fischer, Hongwei Zhao, Catherine O’Neal, James R. Clugston, Shawn G. Gibbs
Abstract
opposing team were apparent. Actual contacts were exceedingly brief, even when accumulated over an entire game. In-game close contact was rare, not associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and no CDC defined close contact exposures were observed.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Athletes2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicCollege footballFootballVirologyGeographyMedicinePhysical therapyOutbreakArchaeologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDiseaseCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseInjury Epidemiology and PreventionInfection Control and Ventilation