PPE Shortage Archives

Feb 27 2021

screenshot of CNBC Feb 19, 2021 News with Shepard Smith, Schools struggle to PPE to reopen safely, school nurse Robin Cogan of Camden, NJ

Schools struggle to get personal protective equipment to reopen safely

By Olivia Hart

Meg Tirrell reports schools are struggling to get appropriate PPE, including medical-grade PPE for school nurses, properly fitting child-sized masks, and hand sanitizer. Schools are the largest group requesting help from Get Us PPE.

One Way to Build More Resilient Medical Supply Chains in the U.S.

Dr. Shikha Gupta Executive Director of Get US PPE

A Year Into the Pandemic, the PPE Shortage Becomes a Disconnect

A Year in, the PPE Shortage Story Still Has No Ending

A majority of nurses in a survey say they are still reusing protective gear like masks and gowns a year into the pandemic

The US has N95 masks available — you just can’t find them

Feds OK’d Export of Millions of N95 Masks as U.S. Workers Cried for More

Why Are Millions Of N95 Masks Sitting In A Factory Without A Buyer?

Schools struggle to get personal protective equipment to reopen safely

Persistent PPE shortages: Some hospitals still struggling with dangerous lack of equipment

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