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Re:FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test by Consultant32452 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @03:50PM (#25448440)
Okay, now do the math on loaves of bread that manage to make it into homes. Or rolls of toilet paper. If the price really could be down to $1 per test, and manufacturing capacity exists (or could be made to exist), the market would figure out a way to get these tests in enough places to be massively effective. And the government could even fill in some gaps.
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Re:FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test by hhmmmsms on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @04:58PM (#25449351)
The market would also find a way to jack the price up.
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Re:FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test by thaumasiotes on Thursday December 17, 2020 @03:27AM (#25453721)
As with everything else, the market would simultaneously have offerings with higher prices and offerings with lower prices. There's not just one price.
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