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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. 'wasted' months before preparing for virus pandemic (started purchasing in mid-March) 👀
https://apnews.com/090600c299a8cf07f5b44d92534856bc
By MICHAEL BIESECKER
14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.
By that time, hospitals in several states were treating thousands of infected patients without adequate equipment and were pleading for shipments from the Strategic National Stockpile. That federal cache of supplies was created more than 20 years ago to help bridge gaps in the medical and pharmaceutical supply chains during a national emergency.
Now, three months into the crisis, that stockpile is nearly drained just as the numbers of patients needing critical care is surging. Some state and local officials report receiving broken ventilators and decade-old dry-rotted masks.
We basically wasted two months, Kathleen Sebelius, health and human services secretary during the Obama administration, told AP.
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By MICHAEL BIESECKER
14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.
By that time, hospitals in several states were treating thousands of infected patients without adequate equipment and were pleading for shipments from the Strategic National Stockpile. That federal cache of supplies was created more than 20 years ago to help bridge gaps in the medical and pharmaceutical supply chains during a national emergency.
Now, three months into the crisis, that stockpile is nearly drained just as the numbers of patients needing critical care is surging. Some state and local officials report receiving broken ventilators and decade-old dry-rotted masks.
We basically wasted two months, Kathleen Sebelius, health and human services secretary during the Obama administration, told AP.
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MID.FUCKING.MARCH!
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U.S. 'wasted' months before preparing for virus pandemic (started purchasing in mid-March) 👀 (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Apr 2020
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"the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the fede
riversedge
Apr 2020
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riversedge
(70,092 posts)1. "the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the fede
Yes, Trump et all did squander the time away.
"the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment".
underpants
(182,629 posts)2. That was only 3 weeks ago
but the $45,000 for golf carts, THAT was an Emergency order.
crickets
(25,952 posts)3. +1 ...Priorities.
keithbvadu2
(36,669 posts)4. "We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here..and isn't it refreshing when contrasting i
We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here..and isn't it refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama."
Feb 25th
Link to tweet
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,757 posts)5. Heckuva job Trumpy