Prognosis
CDC Backtracks on Controversial Virus Testing Guideline
- Agency had shifted stance on testing without symptoms
- New guidelines say asymptomatic close contacts need a test
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines Friday saying people who have had close contacts with someone with a coronavirus infection need a test, even if they don’t have symptoms.
The change came after a controversy in late August, when the agency suggested those people didn’t need Covid-19 screenings.