Can't find a COVID-19 test? Try a tracking app

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Thursday, January 06, 2022 05:37:35 PM UTC

Can't find a COVID-19 test? It might be time to let bots do the scouting for you.

Product trackers, which just weeks ago were helping some holiday shoppers secure in-demand gaming consoles or graphics cards, are also keeping a digital eye out for the availability of scarce COVID-19 tests. Tracking websites and apps including HotStock, NowInStock.net, ZooLert and Brickseek have added COVID-19 home tests to their roundup of hot items tracked across ecommerce sites.

Jonathan Allen has taken notice. Better known by his social media handle "SupplyNinja," he's been following restocks of high-demand electronics like PS5 or XBox consoles on his Twitter account and newsletter. But shortly after Christmas, he started seeing messages asking for help snagging COVID-19 tests amid an ongoing surge in infections fueled by the Omicron variant.

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