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Facemasks are only produced in a handful of countries. In fact we basically don’t even have the skill set or machinery here to convert factories to producing fa
by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 7y ago
Facemasks are only produced in a handful of countries. In fact we basically don’t even have the skill set or machinery here to convert factories to producing facemask even if we wanted to. Garment work was moved offshore decades ago.
Unlike off-patent prescription drugs.
- URSpider94 7y agoWhich handful are you thinking of? We do make them here in the US... https://www.wired.com/story/surreal-frenzy-inside-us-biggest-mask-maker/ https://www.wired.com/story/surreal-frenzy-inside-us-biggest...
- perl4ever 7y agoUnlike...? "Covid-19 Could Bring Generic Drug Manufacturing Back to the U.S., Analyst Writes" https://www.barrons.com/articles/covid-19-could-bring-generic-drug-manufacturing-back-to-u-s-51586267074 https://www.barrons.com/articles/covid-19-could-bring-generi...