With the change of epidemic situation and the improvement of manufacturers' production capacity, the whole network was out of stock half a month ago, and once it was fired to 8000 yuan a box of antigen detection reagents, and now it has reached the point of "bargain sale".
Jim reporter learned from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing and other cities that pharmacies currently have sufficient antigen reserves, and the unit price of each one ranges from 4 to 6 yuan. On the network platform, the unit price is less than that of 2 yuan.
In this regard, some insiders said that the antigen production technology is not complicated. With the improvement of manufacturers' productivity and the change of epidemic trend, there is sufficient supply of antigens in the market, and hoarders are naturally eager to sell them.
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The supply of antigen reagents is sufficient, and the unit price is less than that of 2 yuan.
6543812/0, the topic of "antigen test kit for sale" was hotly searched, and many people in Weibo shared the sale link. Weibo "Antigen Hyper" was originally a platform for netizens to share the purchasing channels of antigen detection reagents, but now it has completely turned into a large idle transfer website, and many suspected scalpers and middlemen hoard goods at low prices. According to the Metropolitan Times, the price of antigen reagents rose from 60 yuan a box in early February last year to 8,000 yuan a box.
A netizen told Jim that she has two boxes of antigen reagents at hand and wants to sell one box, the whole box 130 yuan. She also has more than a dozen scattered branches, and she also needs to use 5 yuan/Expenditure. She didn't sell antigens, just wanted to share extra resources through the internet.
6543810.2, reporter Jim contacted a number of pharmacies in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing and other places, and the staff all said that the antigen reagent reserve was sufficient. Fumei Pharmacy, Beishi Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, said that at present, the supply of antigen reagents in pharmacies is sufficient, with 20 tablets per box 1 10 yuan. Yifeng Pharmacy, Cangchang Road, Jiading District, said that antigen reagents were in short supply some time ago. In the last week, I bought a box of 137.5 yuan, but the sales volume was not large. "It may be that everyone has already reserved antigens through other channels." The staff said that the price of antigen reagents in pharmacies is relatively stable. There was no price increase when the supply was in short supply, and now it will not be sold at a reduced price after the supply is sufficient.
The reporter contacted a number of pharmacies in Shangcheng District and Qiantang District, and learned that the unit price of antigen reagents ranged from 4 to 6 yuan. The staff of Jushantang Pharmacy in Qiantang District said that the antigen prices of pharmacies are relatively stable, and the prices are all within 4 yuan. A while ago, the demand was in short supply, and now the sales volume is not large. Similarly, many pharmacies in Nanjing said that the antigen store is currently in stock.
At the same time, on several network platforms, many merchants offer discounts on antigen reagents. The price of 20 pieces of antigen reagents sold by a network platform merchant dropped from the original price of 45 yuan to 36.7 yuan, and the average price was less than that of 2 yuan.
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Industry: antigen production technology is not complicated.
Ms. Wang from Hangzhou told Xinbao that in mid-February, 2022, at 65438, when the antigen reagent was in short supply, she reported a group purchase in the community. The price of 20 people was 69 yuan, but she didn't buy it because of the shortage. Later, she wanted to try to buy it on the e-commerce platform, but it was still out of stock. Finally, she finally found a friend and bought a box of 25 tablets at RMB 160, with an average of one 6.4 yuan.
A netizen in Guangxi said that she bought an antigen reagent of 15 yuan from the Internet at a high price, and now it is sold everywhere. She said, "people who resell antigens are really hateful, but now that prices are back to normal, speculators have no chance."
Extreme journalists noticed that in June and February of last year, 5438, police in many places cracked down on people who sold antigen reagents. 65438 On February 22, 2022, Kunming Public Security Bureau arrested six people for selling antigen reagents at a price higher than the market price of 384.8%, suspected of selling medical materials without a license. 65438+On February 25th, 2022, Hohhot police arrested four people who sold antigen reagents, and seized more than 20,000 reagents on the spot. In June 5438+mid-February last year, many leading antigen production enterprises such as Mingde Bio, Livzon Group and Jiu 'an Medical all indicated that they were working overtime to ensure the supply of antigens.
According to an insider, the production technology of antigen reagent is not complicated. With the improvement of manufacturers' productivity and the change of epidemic trend, the supply of antigens in the market is sufficient, and hoarders are naturally eager to sell them.
Guangzhou Wanfu Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is also a manufacturer of antigen reagents. Previously, the company issued a statement requiring dealers to operate in compliance and strictly control distribution. The statement also promised that the ex-factory price should not be higher than 3.95 yuan/person. 65438 10 2, the staff of the company introduced to Jim journalist that since the middle of February last year, the company has concentrated on increasing production and expanding capacity.