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Why Is the United States So Behind on Covid Testing

Due to regulations and approvals, we are in a short supply of conventional tests. Meanwhile, new kind of tests are not being approved, or if approved, then severely restricted in how they are being used.

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Paul Romer on the Pandemic ·

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