How Long Are You Contagious With Covid-19. New studies have suggested that people are the most infectious in the 48 hours before they start to experience any symptoms. Most people with COVID-19 are no longer contagious 10 days after they first have symptoms and have been fever free for at least three days.
The SARS-CoV-2 infection that causes COVID-19 can be contagious for around 2 weeks but the exact duration varies from person to person. New studies have suggested that people are the most infectious in the 48 hours before they start to experience any symptoms. Most people with symptoms had them by day 12.
The CDC suggests you can be around other people after 10 days since your symptoms first appeared youve had 24 hours of no fever without using a fever-reducing medication and other COVID-19.
Symptom onset is the day you first start to feel sick. Some evidence suggests that vaccinated people on average clear the virus out within five to. If you contract the virus symptoms may appear anywhere between two and 14 days after you contracted it. The CDC offers this rule of thumb.
