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Testing period

Why some countries follow guide of 6 week negative.
I was tested negative at 8 week. Should I need to test at 14 week?
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Most clinicians nowadays will take an 8-week negative as a conclusive result for any low-risk exposure. The CDC guideline is still 3 months.
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http://www.who.int/diagnostics_laboratory/faq/window_period/en/
Just have had a look in
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Any comments?
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