Chaotic Rules Make It Hard to Know Who Should Get Tested for Covid-19
Who should get tested? Patchwork of guidelines makes it hard to keep up
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Who should get tested for Covid-19? Depends who you ask.
The controversy sparked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent shift in guidance, saying asymptomatic people exposed to Covid-19 shouldn’t necessarily be tested, highlights a growing frustration for doctors and health officials: Differing guidelines, rules and practices determine how the country’s limited testing supply is allocated.