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Research Outline
Prepared for Andrew W. | Delivered April 7, 2021
At-home COVID Tests EU/UK
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Goals
To obtain a spreadsheet with data on the at-home COVID test kits for sale through retail channels in the UK and EU. Details to include:
Test kit name
Manufacturer
Country
Retail Locations
Price
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Early Findings
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lists on the various at-home COVID tests available in the UK and EU does not appear to be readily available.
The
attached spreadsheet
has data on some at-home testing kits available in the UK and the EU.
In late February/early March, Aldi in Germany began selling
five different rapid tests
for COVID at a cost of about €25.
There are currently
eight COVID tests
approved under the German Medical Devices Act to be used by lay people. Further research is needed to determine where they are being sold and for how much.
It was recently announced in the UK that "
everyone in England
is to be given access to two rapid
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tests a week." These will be offered free of charge and there are
many locations
where people can pick up the tests.
Summary of Findings
The UK is now offering
2 free at-home COVID tests
per week to everyone which means cost data in that country is not relevant. We did not find data on the names and manufacturers of the tests being used in our initial research.
While we did find the names and manufacturers of the eight tests currently approved for home testing in Germany, we did not find data on where each test is being sold and the cost.
The first three tests included
in the spreadsheet
are for tests that are available for online purchase. If these tests should not be included, this would need to be communicated in any reply.
It appears that the best path forward may be to look for the tests that have been approved in each of the
EU countries
. Since only two countries were fully examined in the initial research, we recommend continuing the research with a single request since data availability in other countries is not clear. If it is determined that more tests can be readily found, this could be communicated so further resarch could be launched.
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