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. 2021 Aug 14;85(5):e319–e320. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.072

Table II.

Phototherapy COVID-19 safety precautions

Appointment instructions
 Patients must apply hand sanitizer before entering and exiting the unit
 Patients use their individual goggles
 Patients must store clothing in a bag during treatment
Clinic protocols
 Patients attend phototherapy appointments alone
 All patients must remain socially distanced from each other
 Patients' appointments are scheduled no more than every 30 minutes
Patient screening
 Patients complete a symptom questionnaire
 Patients undergo a temperature check

The clinic has 1 phototherapy cabinet, and only 1 patient was allowed to attend at a time. To allow for adequate social distancing and cleaning between patients, the clinic limited the number of phototherapy sessions upon returning to the in-person clinic.