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After backlash over a sudden shift in coronavirus testing guidance, the CDC moved on September 18 to restore its recommendation that people exposed to COVID-19 should be tested even if they had no symptoms. The reversal made the earlier change look exactly like what critics said it was: a political interference job dressed up as public health.
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After backlash over a sudden shift in coronavirus testing guidance, the CDC moved on September 18 to restore its recommendation that people exposed to COVID-19 should be tested even if they had no symptoms. The reversal made the earlier change look exactly like what critics said it was: a political interference job dressed up as public health.
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