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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Nov 2021

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eric Umansky

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    Eric UmanskyVerified account @ericuman
    NEW: Why are home COVID tests so damn $$ and hard to find? @lydiadepillis & I made some calls Company after company told us they’d tried to get tests approved but *gave up after inexplicable FDA delays* One FDA scientist told he quit in frustration https://www.propublica.org/article/heres-why-rapid-covid-tests-are-so-expensive-and-hard-to-find … pic.twitter.com/sr4jNOnijT
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      2. Amplitron‏ @Amplitron 4 Nov 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        they are cheap as chips and widely available in germany but media and politics poopooed them hard so now they seem to be mostly sitting unused in big bins near the cash register in supermarkets. Availability is good but an effective strategy needs consistent messaging too

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      3. Amplitron‏ @Amplitron 4 Nov 2021
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        the whole "masks ONLY protect others" thing did a lot of damage but somehow we still got people to wear masks. somehow now that we have a cheap and available tool that truly protects other incredibly well people aren't doing it 😔

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      1. Ric Fouad‏ @ricfouad 4 Nov 2021
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        Just the kind of no-brainer issue Dems cld *easily* have addressed during last 10 months to make voters’ pandemic lives a bit better & help candidates at polls. I want Biden to go big on budget & policy but for heaven’s sake Dems can’t ignore all else. This one was plumb obvious.

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      1. MaximusDerrick‏ @misguidedsoul7 4 Nov 2021
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        can confirm shortages. also wondering what happened to the billion dollar initiative announced a month ago? (as an aside, about Covid testing IN pharmacies - all my local CVS' have signs saying "no Covid-19 testing at this location" which obviously exacerbates problem)pic.twitter.com/6EfVbrPH5I

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      1. PRoales‏ @proales 4 Nov 2021
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        FDA is going to make it through all of this, with a huge body count on its hands, with zero reform

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      1. Mike van de Weijer‏ @mikeweijer 4 Nov 2021
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        The Dutch govt is destroying several millions of these tests as we speak, which they bought for about $10 each but couldn't distribute to the population because it conflicted with their 'covid over, everything alright' messaging. Why yes, rates are rising again, why do you ask?

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      1. Anthony DiPierro‏ @DipierroAnthony 5 Nov 2021
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        It’s a shame we can’t buy home covid tests from overseas like we can with KN95s. They’re so convenient.

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