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Efforts to Manufacture PPE in the US Falling Flat: ‘Nobody's Buying, Not Even the State'
The push to make personal protective equipment in the U.S. is running out steam after an initial surge at the start of the coronavirus pandemic
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Vermont Business & Hospital Team Up to Send Medical Supplies to Ukraine
A donation partnership between a central Vermont business and a hospital means urgently-needed medical supplies are on their way to war-torn Ukraine. Gifford Medical Center in Randolph donated surgical gloves, hospital gowns, IV bags, bandages, and more — a small contribution to the massive needs of humanitarian aid agencies in Ukraine. “Even though we’re sending a gift to people that…
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Watchdog Says Key Federal Health Agency Is Failing on Crises
A federal watchdog says the government’s main health agency is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the national response to public health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterrorist attacks.
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US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
From the very moment the pandemic reached America’s shores, the country was unprepared
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You Can Now Get a Bobblehead of Dr. Birx
Five dollars from each bobblehead sale of Dr. Deborah Birx will go to protective gear for medical personnel.
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Calling Trump: When Connections Help Steer Virus Supplies
The Trump administration says it relies on a data-driven triage system to steer critical medical supplies to communities in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
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US States Share, Get Creative in Hunt for Medical Supplies
With the federal stockpile drained of protective gear, states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate in a desperate bid to get respirators, gloves and other supplies to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers.
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Hunt for Medical Supplies Creates Marketplace of Desperation
Intense global demand to get protective equipment for doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus battle is prompting states and hospitals to compete against themselves in a shady marketplace where prices are soaring.
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‘They're The Rock Stars, They're Warriors': Trump Applauds Medical Workers
President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci share their feelings about the incredible heroics of the medical workers battling coronavirus across the country.
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Report: Patriots Plane Arriving With Medical Supplies
The New England Patriots team plane is carrying critical medical supplies from China and will land at Boston Logan Airport on Thursday, reports Politico.