Wired Keyboard - Comma Key not working

I have the older model keyboard that came with my system and my comma key suddenly isn't working. Is there any fix to this? I've popped the key off - cleaned it - tested the little button inside using a pencil tip to press it down - restarted my computer - and nothing. Still doesn't work. All other keys work fine.
Any thoughts on how I can fix this problem or do I have to purchase a whole new keyboard? BTW - there's no Apple Store within 100 miles to take it in and I can't ship it in for repair (have to have it for work). Any help or ideas??

Keyboards as recent as yours tend to have a large rubber mat that provides the key "feel" and spring-back. The key "switches" are all printed on a circuit-board-like layer inside the keyboard, and there is no such thing as replacing a keyswitch.
I think your most practical option is to obtain a spare keyboard and then send yours for repair. When it comes back, you will have a spare in case of emergency.
Because new Macs come with a keyboard, and some users insist on a different keyboard, there is some traffic in new/lightly-used keyboards on eBay and similar venues. Really old keyboards (like ADB keyboards) go for US$10 plus about that much again for shipping. I have no idea what the market in recent keyboards is like.

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