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U.S. Medical Supply Shortage Plaguing More Than Just Tests for Covid-19
- Backorders limit screens for UTIs, gonorrhea, other infections
- Manufacturers have prioritized production of Covid-19 tests
A disposable pipette used for processing Covid-19 tests are in low supply at UNC.
Photographer: Logan Cyrus/Bloomberg
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U.S. laboratories have struggled for months to secure desperately needed supplies for Covid-19 screenings, but another testing crisis is brewing.
Other workhorse supplies are back-ordered too, hampering labs’ ability to detect urinary tract infections, sexually-transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea, gastroenteritis - also known as the stomach flu - and more.