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Sen. Rand Paul in an op-ed on Tuesday urged folks to stop “finger-wagging” at him for not self-quarantining while awaiting his coronavirus test results.

“I did not quarantine while awaiting a coronavirus test because I did not meet the criteria for quarantine,” the Kentucky Republican wrote in USA Today. “In fact, I did not meet the current criteria for even being tested, much less quarantined.”

“Instead of hounding people who got tested and then quarantined themselves, perhaps we need to broaden the testing and quit the finger-wagging.”

Paul, who confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, was blasted by his colleagues for spending a week interacting with them and aides, as well as using Capitol Hill facilities while awaiting his results.

Republican Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, both of Utah, went into self-quarantine after being in proximity to Paul.

The 57-year-old lawmaker said he took the test because he and his wife “had traveled extensively during the weeks prior to COVID-19 social distancing practices” and out of concern for his damaged lung.

Paul had part of his lung removed in August as a result of injuries he suffered when he was attacked by his neighbor in November 2017 — putting him at higher risk for serious complications.

But he never exhibited symptoms, nor was he in contact “with anyone that health officials recommended quarantining or testing.”

“The current guidelines would not have called for me to get tested nor quarantined. It was my extra precaution, out of concern for my damaged lung, that led me to get tested,” he wrote.

Paul did attend a March 7 charity ball at Louisville’s Speed Art Museum, where two attendees later tested positive.

But, he said, “I was not considered to be at risk since I never interacted with the two individuals, even from a distance, and was not recommended for testing by health officials.”

He didn’t explain how he got one of the tests, which have been scarce, but issued a message to his critics and called for broader testing.

“For those who want to criticize me for lack of quarantine, realize that if the rules on testing had been followed to a T, I would never have been tested and would still be walking around the halls of the Capitol,” Paul wrote.

“America is strong. We are a resilient people, but we’re stronger when we stand together.”