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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump administration aims to nab 300 mln N95 masks in 90 days -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking to add 300 million N95 masks, the respiratory protective devices that are key to protecting medical workers fighting the deadly coronavirus, to the U.S. stockpile by the fall, a senior administration official said on Thursday.Speaking to reporters during a telephone briefing, the official said the administration hopes ultimately to replenish its strategic national stockpile, which had only 13 million N95s at the beginning of the outbreak, to 1 billion in total.
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The masks aren't going to the places they're desperately needed -- the hospitals where medical workers are forced to use the same mask for a week, when the standard is to replace the mask after each patient. They are going to the government stockpile, so Fat Donnie can point to a chart and say, "Because of me, the stockpile has one billion masks!" A billion is an impressive number in his mind, which is why he's yanking masks from those who need them.
You know what's an impressive number? 85,000, which is the number of Americans who have died because of Trump's incompetence. Fortunately that number is going down as the Administration fights to reclassify COVID-19 deaths.
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Trump administration aims to nab 300 mln N95 masks in 90 days -official (Original Post)
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
May 2020
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forgotmylogin
(7,528 posts)1. So, is the idea to hoard masks in the national stockpile?
They can say "WE'VE GOT MILLIONS OF PPE!" To have number, but they aren't going to actually use them.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)5. I suspect their motive is to gain leverage over lots of people.....
in the medical profession and thereby the politicians over the areas where those professionals work.
By controlling a substantial portion of a supply chain, you can make those needing the product swear allegiance to you.
Everything with Trump is about him having control and scoring a win.........
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)2. Why?we don't need no frigging masks!
Squinch
(50,949 posts)3. It's the middle of May. We've needed masks since February. Now, all of a sudden
they're in a mad rush?
Worse still, their mad rush means we'll get them by "the fall." Who else thinks that means December or January for them?
Fuckwads.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)4. Russia needs masks?
Chainfire
(17,538 posts)6. Why does he need masks now
I thought this thing was over and he declared victory.