Trump administration waited 2 months before bolstering medical supplies for coronavirus pandemic, re

[AKing]

Source: Chicago Tribune

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 largely 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.


Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-us-medical-supplies-20200405-ogvthysfvjdu7lehzgh3fync3q-story.html

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Anyone surprised? Trump owns every single death!

[dhill926]

1. red blood to go on his tiny...

orange hands...

[gibraltar72]

2. January 3rd 2020. A day that will live in infamy.

[James48]

3. December 31. 2019

The date China formally notified the WHO of the new virus raging out of control.


Or April 10, 2018. That’s the date John Bolton demanded the resignation of the Pandemic Preparedness Team I the White House National Security Counsel. That really is where the biggest failure occurred. And John Bolton was directly responsible.

[gibraltar72]

4. Actually beginning to sound like Nov. 2019.

[PSPS]

5. More like January 20th, 2017.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Trump claimed Obama left the shelves empty but Trump shipped many tons of supplies to China from the

Trump claimed Obama left the shelves empty but Trump shipped many tons of supplies to China from the shelves.

[Igel]

9. Which shelves? n/t

[keithbvadu2]

11. Trump's mystery shelves.

[ReformedGOPer]

21. You know, even if that were true, which we all know it isn't,

Why didn't he "restock" the shelves in the 3.5 years he's been in office?

[keithbvadu2]

22. Yes. Trump seems to leave that part out in his lies.

Yes. Trump seems to leave that part out in his lies.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Thank you, AKing. n/t

[riversedge]

8. Federal Government Didn't Start Bulk Ordering Medical Supplies Until Mid-March: AP

Federal Government Didn’t Start Bulk Ordering Medical Supplies Until Mid-March: AP
DANGEROUS DELAYS
https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-government-reportedly-didnt-start-bulk-ordering-medical-supplies-until-mid-march

Published Apr. 05, 2020 2:29PM ET

The federal government reportedly waited until the middle of March to place bulk orders of much-needed medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic—including N95 respirator masks, ventilators, and other equipment used by healthcare workers. According to the Associated Press, Health and Human Services (HHS) made an initial order on March 12 for $4.8 million worth of N95 masks from 3M after the company had ramped up production due to COVID-19. The agency then placed another $173 million order on March 21, but those contracts don’t require 3M to deliver the products to the Strategic National Stockpile until the end of April.

By mid-March, hospitals in several states were asking for supplies from the national stockpile. Some states reported receiving broken ventilators and unusable masks from the federal government. The stockpile is reportedly running critically low, just as national hotbeds like New York City are reaching the apex of the pandemic. HHS has not spoken publicly on the matter. This comes after reports that warnings of the virus were first reaching the White House in January and early February.
Read it at Associated Press

[bronxiteforever]

10. Kick and recommend for visibility

[Texaswitchy]

12. Too busy stealing from the supply also.

How much got shipped out.

[tclambert]

13. You expect Trump to think ahead? You think he's some kind of chess player?

I bet he doesn't even know how the little horsey moves.

[olddad65]

14. Oh, he is thinking ahead, just not in America's best interest.

Putin wants revenge for the collapse of the former USSR.
Trump isn’t the bumbling idiot he wants people to think he is. He is carrying out Putin’s goal to turn the American Dream into the American Nightmare. This is only the tip of the iceberg.

[tclambert]

17. I'm absolutely sure Putin plays chess.

But Trump just responds to immediate stimuli. When he tries to extrapolate into the future, he always gets it completely wrong. "15 will quickly go to zero." " We'll get back to work by Easter." "I'll be working so hard, I won't have time for golf."

[trueblue2007]

15. THE KNIGHT. Trump is a pawn a pawn of Putin. Trump wants to kill off 49508632796789596 Americans

[tclambert]

16. Pretty sure he doesn't know it's called that.

He probably thinks the King is the most powerful piece, and the Queen is really helpless and only valuable if she's good-looking.

[ck4829]

26. I like my queen chess pieces that are perfect 10s

[ck4829]

25. I'm not sure if he has tic tac toe figured out

[MJjjordan]

18. Mj

Hard to believe that the Commander in Chief of the United States of America has not only denied the coronavirus -Covid-19 outbreak in the very beginning, but, now has been hording all of the N95 face masks from every U. S. State, by telling the Governors of each state, that they have to go bid for them online and then (Trump) turns around and out bids the State Governors, and tells them that the Federal Government needs the masks. Knowing full well that the First Responder and EVERY HEALTH CARE WORKER IN CLINICE HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, RETIREMENT COMMUNTIES AND HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS NEED THOSE MASKS TO PERFORM THEIR JOB AND TO HELP CONTROL THE WIDESPREAD OF THE COVID -19 within the U. S?
It is very disturbing to know that that kind of person is allegedly "caring about what happens to the citizens of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

[mercuryblues]

19. allegedly is right

on his dying breath trump would rip off his daughter-wife's mask and put it on top of the 10 he already has on his face.

[kairos12]

20. Putting Kushner in charge of ventilators is like

putting Dracula in charge of the National Blood Supply.

[ck4829]

24. +1

[ck4829]

23. K&R