If you keep testing positive for COVID, when can you stop isolating? : Shots - Health News : NPR
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Nobody wants to infect their friends and family, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.
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