Test kits have been a hod commodity, selling out on line at many retailers. In one pharmacy we visited, the shelves were bare. This shortage is causing pharmacy to turn some people away or limit the amount of kits they can buy. There was not enough production to supply the demand in late august and early september.
And why they're easy to find in Europe (though they don't seem to be helping much at the moment).
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan with help from Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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