Prestige Ameritech, the country's largest N95 mask manufacturer based in Fort Worth, Texas, has millions of unsold masks, according to CEO Mike Bowen, theBowen said that his company is not alone as other U.S. manufacturers have stockpiles of unsold N95 masks due to an increase in investments into the medical device during the pandemic.
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending health care personnel and facilities transition away from crisis capacity conservation strategies, such as decontaminating or bioburden reducing disposable respirators for reuse," the FDA said in an April 9 statement. Critical shortages of masks, gowns, swabs, and other medical supplies prompted the Trump administration to issue guidelines for providers to ration, clean, and reuse disposable equipment. Thus, throughout the pandemic, once a week many doctors and nurses were issued an N95 mask, which is normally designed to be tossed after each patient.
In the coming weeks or months, the FDA will issue updated guidance and, eventually, require hospitals to revert to single-use, said Suzanne Schwartz, director of the FDA's office of strategic partnerships and technology innovation.
Not our problem you over produced. Get better product managers.
The US can't even beat China on a mask. Everything the US makes is more expensive. Decouple and everything the US makes will be more expensive and will not be able to compete.
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They hoarded those millions hoping covid will scare millions into buying them! Trump & his people played them 🤣