CDC Reverses Guidance Drafted by Trump Aides

The CDC reversed its controversial Covid-19 testing guidance on Friday, stating clearly that close contacts without any symptoms “need a test,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

As noted yesterday, the original guidance was not written by CDC scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections.

Washington Post: “The guidance posted Friday essentially reverts to the CDC’s original recommendation that all people who have had close contact with a person with documented coronavirus infection need to be tested.”