Got COVID and feeling better? The CDC says you can stop isolating after five days if you haven’t had a fever for 24 hours, your symptoms are improving, and you wear a mask around others for another five days.
Other experts say you should test negative before you venture back out into the world. It can get confusing -- especially for people who have felt better for days, but are still seeing that pesky second line on the at-home test kit. We checked in with clinicians and researchers to help you make informed decisions.
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Say you just had sex, you think you might be pregnant, and you don’t want to be. Instead of anxiously waiting until five days before your expected period to take a pregnancy test, there’s Plan B. Plan B and medications like it use synthetic hormones to delay ovulation, similar to birth control pills, so there’s no egg to be fertilized.
These medications are effective if used within three to five days. But senior health editor Maria Godoy found that many pharmacies don’t have emergency contraceptives in stock, and factors like lack of pharmacist education and high cost make them harder to access.
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