Alabama county received 5,000 rotted masks from national stockpile
fficials in Montgomery County, Ala., say that thousands of medical masks the county received from the national stockpile last week were rotten and expired.
Local emergency management director Christi Thornton said the package of 5,880 procedure masks was ruined because they had dry rot, The Associated Press reported.
The face covers reportedly had a 2010 expiration date.
Thornton said a replacement shipment was received Wednesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491015-alabama-county-received-5000-rotted-masks-from-national-stockpile
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