The federal government can order ventilators, but you need the part. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/ventilator-makers-can-speed-up-but-they

The federal government can order ventilators, but you need the part. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/ventilator-makers-can-speed-up-but-they-face-shortages-of-parts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/ventilato... It can also order or overpay for the creation of a successful vaccine, but you need data and time to see if it works.