Is there any chance of me getting a COVID infection after a brief exposure to a potential COVID patient?

Hi,

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The first good thing you did was take the COVID-19 vaccine, including the booster shot. As per guidelines and recommendations, this reduces the risk of severe or critical COVID-19 infection. But it may not prevent the transmission of COVID and subsequent infection. Such infections are usually milder if it happens.

As far as you are concerned, it appears from your narrative that you have kept a relatively safe distance of more than six feet from the suspected source. Also, it seems from the history that your suspected co-worker showed up for work, and you have not mentioned any symptoms in him or her. Therefore, even if your co-worker was affected, he does not show any signs. Please check whether your suspected co-worker had been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine or infected with COVID-19 in the recent past.

There is a relatively low risk of getting infected by your co-worker from the above. However, it would be good to keep a close watch on the appearance of symptoms such as fever, sore throat, cold, and diarrhea in both you and your suspected co-worker.

Also, please let me know if you have any comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, or cancer. These diseases, if they co-exist and are untreated or uncontrolled, there is an increased risk of severe infection.

I suggest you take (consult with a specialist doctor, talk with him or her and take the medicines with their consent),

1. Tablet Vitamin C 500 mg, one tablet twice daily for fifteen days.

Thanks and regards.