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                                New CDC Guidelines Say Asymptomatic People Don’t Need COVID-19 Tests. That Worries Health Experts
                            
			                                Jordan Davidson                                        
	                                                                
Aug 26, 2020 12:11PM EDTHealth + Wellness

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Health experts are sounding the alarm about new testing guidelines that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued earlier this week. 

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