Remember March? As American hospitals ran out of tests, masks and gowns, President Trump suggested states try the open market .
Governors panicked.
Infection spread, largely unchecked.
@AP found Chinese exports had stalled.
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Just when they were needed most, Malaysian factories supplying the US with medical gloves dropped to half-capacity. The industry is plagued with labor abuses. 3/7http://apne.ws/VYYsH11
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As the first shipments of N95 medical grade masks finally reached the U.S., reporters
@JulietLinderman and@MendozaMartha noticed one shipment had ear loops instead of head bands, a tell-tale sign of counterfeits. 4/7http://apne.ws/nj1FTxDShow this thread -
Untested, unapproved, and without a factory of their own. The U.S. government made a big gamble on start-up injection device for COVID-19 vaccines,
@AP@frontlinepbs and@GlobalRepCentre reported 5/7http://apne.ws/iw91jekShow this thread -
Why are there still N95 shortages? The Trump administration hasn’t made long-term investments in meltblown textile, the key ingredient for the masks. 6/7http://apne.ws/ykZ4N1M
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When the coronavirus hit the U.S., countless Americans were left unprotected amid a desperate shortage of PPE. There still isn’t enough. Read more in today's investigation from
@AP,@frontlinepbs and@GlobalRepCentre. 7/7http://apne.ws/ZTzEBIoShow this thread
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because the US government started to hoard them
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Because American companies were focused on selling overseas when this whole thing started. Should have held for Americans, knowing we would get hit.
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This is Trump's fault
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