Every province and territory across Canada is asking for
more COVID-19 test kits, but Health Canada has only approved 13 companies so
far to import and distribute them — with dozens more on a wait-list, eager to
be green-lit.
Health Canada lists a backlog of more than 50 companies
waiting for the green light to disseminate their test kits across the country,
some of which have been waiting for more than a month.
Other countries, like those in the United Kingdom, have
approved the sale of particular brands of test kits within a few days.
“If we get approval, it’s fantastic. If we don’t, then it’s
a bit of a challenge from that perspective,” said Jeff Stevens, co-founder of
Datametrex AI, which has an agreement with a South Korean manufacturer to sell
its tests to Canada and other countries around the globe, including the United
States.
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