Some of that was/is pure speculation, they had data to say X number of people would need to be hospitalized, so they need Y number of PPE Y was more than the

Some of that was/is pure speculation, they had data to say X number of people would need to be hospitalized, so they need Y number of PPE Y was more than they had to they panicked When X was found to be a massive over estimation they still doubled down and said "well in 2 week we will be over run" 2 weeks came, and it was "well in 2 weeks we will be over run" 2 weeks later and "well in 2 weeks...."