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   M Estévez (japanprof@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 05:44:45 JST M Estévez

   In Europe, pharmacies are selling home test kits that can test COVID-19, Influenza A & B and RSV. In Spain, they are sold for 2 euros plus. I tried to buy a similar product in the US but haven't been able to find one.

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     Narako (narako@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 06:20:34 JST Narako

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     @JapanProf FDA hasn’t authorized a similar product in US. So far, only a sample collection kit is approved, but you have to mail the sample to the lab and wait for a few days.

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     M Estévez (japanprof@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 06:27:15 JST M Estévez

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     • Narako

     @Narako Yes, that's the only kind of kit that I could find on-line. Since I'm a political scientist, I'm wondering whether for-profit labs might be lobbying the US government to delay the approval of such home test kits. The US healthcare system is being burdened by the rising cases of COVID-19, RSV and flu. Why not speedily approve antigen test kits like in Europe?