8 months into pandemic, largest N95 producer CEO says PPE demand still 'greater' than 'entire industry' capacity

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'We're still facing a challenge to meet that demand,' Mike Roman of 3M said.

"These practices contribute to nurses' burden of mental and emotional stress," Dr. Ernest Grant, ANA's president, said in a press release."I am deeply distressed that nurses feel unsafe when they are working around the clock to care for patients, educate the public, and protect themselves and their families. We must and we can do better," he said.

In August, health professionals and some in manufacturing told Kaiser Health News that the U.S. still needed a national strategy to address shortages and supply chain issues. "If we had a more coordinated response with a partnership between the medical field, the government and the private industry, it would help improve the supply chain to the areas that need it most," Dr. Bernard Klein, chief executive of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in California, told KHN.

Close-up of N95 respirator mask during COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco, on March 30. Despite significant efforts to expand national production capacity of PPE shortages persist.Meanwhile, the pandemic continues to spread across the country. Although new daily cases have declined, as have deaths, the numbers still remain high.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. had reported well over 6.6 million confirmed infections and more than 196,000 deaths due to COVID-19, according totracker. The seven-day average of new infections remains above 38,000 nationwide, while the average number of deaths in the past week is 878 per day. The U.S. also continues to be the country with the highest number of infections and deaths from the pandemic.

 

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And THAT'S why the asshole realDonaldTrump should have invoked the Defense Production Act FULLY! Right away!! Hopefully JoeBiden can catch us up!!

Still a severe shortage of Lysol, Clorox wipes and other basic cleaning items as well

All these masks and the virus still spreads. It's time to admit that everyone wearing masks is not preventing any deaths at all.

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That's a vented mask. Dangerous to others.

And trump will just get on TV and say they did a great job and everone has ppe.

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