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"Dr. Dave Ellerby, Chief Scientist at Reviewed, had some words regarding the price point. “$50 is pretty steep..."
https://reviewed.usatoday.com/health/news/lucira-covid-19-and-flu-test-where-to-buy-pfizer-test-and-what-it-is
🔸Haven't seen any PR in Japan, but seems FDA approved emergency use in USA of Pfizer's LUCIRA COVID19 & flu RNA test kit (based on RT-LAMP) in Feb 2023.
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-over-counter-home-test-detect-both-influenza-and-covid-19-viruses
🔸FDA describes how LUCIRA works, but one-time reaction chamber seems a lot of waste.
https://www.fda.gov/media/143808/download?attachment
#CovidTest #RNA