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<p class="Inside-first-paragraph-drop-cap">I<span class="CharOverride-4">n contrast to recent guidelines </span><span class="CharOverride-5">&mdash;</span><span class="CharOverride-4"> which emphasized the importance of contact tracing because 40% of cases are asymptomatic </span><span class="CharOverride-5">&mdash;</span><span class="CharOverride-4"> the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&nbsp;issued guidance on Aug. 24, 2020, stating that individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19 do not necessarily need to be tested.</span></p>

CDC’s Controversial Testing Changes

October 1, 2020

In contrast to recent guidelines — which emphasized the importance of contact tracing because 40% of cases are asymptomatic — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance on Aug. 24, 2020, stating that individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19 do not necessarily need to be tested.