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Would it be a bad idea for the government to have a reserve for healthcare workers for the next time this happens? To slowly sell off what is there, and to rest
by ixwt 7y ago
Would it be a bad idea for the government to have a reserve for healthcare workers for the next time this happens? To slowly sell off what is there, and to restock to create a buffer. And in a time of crisis, have a large amount that can only be bought by healthcare workers.
- ksenzee 7y agoYou're describing the Strategic National Stockpile. Apparently it didn't get restocked after the H1N1 pandemic in 2009. https://abcnews.go.com/US/medical-providers-fearing-equipment-shortages-tap-secret-national/story?id=69583927 https://abcnews.go.com/US/medical-providers-fearing-equipmen...
- selimthegrim 7y agoThe Washington Post said 5m out of 35m masks were expired.