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Hoyt

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6. Most of these companies build 5k to 10k per year. With world wide demand,

Reply to Julian English (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:54 PM

Mar 2020

it won’t help a lot. However, every one produced by ramped up output could save some lives. There are also other alternatives, like using anesthesia equipment, etc.

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Story in Forbes--"Ventilator Maker: We Can Ramp Up Production Five-Fold" [View all] Julian English Mar 2020 OP

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