Still waiting for Pfizer to start selling #Lucira tests again. In the meantime:

Thanks @elysdir for posting https://mastodon.social/@elysdir/110923500723187874 about a sale on Cue Health readers & test cartridges. Like Lucira, Cue does rapid NAAT (more reliable than antigen tests).

USD $550 (+shipping) for reader + 10 tests, which is usually like $800. https://shop.cuehealth.com/products/bundle-10-pk

And: a sale on tests that expire in 1.5-3 months:
https://shop.cuehealth.com/products/sale-covid-19-tests-10-pack (Cue tests expire 9 months after manufacture)

#COVID #COVID19

https://www.ppe-supply.com/products/lucira-covid-19-test recommended by https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1814478.html?thread=15839950#cmt15839950 as a source of #Lucira rapid #COVID tests. CAD$38 each, tests expiring Sept 27, 2023.

#covid19

It's also pretty wasteful. There is a significant piece of electronics in each test kit, and you're meant to throw it away after a single use. If there's a #hackerspace or #CitizenScience group collecting used #Lucira #covid19testing units to disassemble, reverse-engineer, etc., please speak up so folks can send them to you.

I’ve used the #Lucira for COVID before but recently tried this for #COVID & #influenza. They remain too expensive for widespread use but have excellent sensitivity and specificity.

My question for #IDMastodon & #MedMastodon is this: how helpful do you think widespread use of rapid NAAT would be? Where do you see the role of rapid #diagnostics for respiratory viruses?