CDC reversal on asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, guided by White House task force, prompts backlash

CDC’s flip on asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in exposed individuals has drawn rebuke from at least two state governors, and further jeopardizes public confidence in the agency’s independence.

According to HHS officials, the policies — developed at CDC with guidance from experts in the White House Coronavirus Task Force — did not stem from political pressure or constraints on testing capacity, but rather from concerns that negative results could give asymptomatic people a dangerous false sense of security...