“This is not a time for complacency from the federal government,” said Stanley M. Bergman, the chief executive of the medical gear distributor Henry Schein. This was evident in the early months of the pandemic, when transcontinental flights that ferry Asian-made medical gear to the United States were largely frozen. He is concerned that hospitals swayed by the comparatively low cost of Chinese masks might end up buying inferior products. The incoming administration, he said, is exploring ways to take over the distribution of testing supplies and medical gear. For now, the legions of exhausted health care workers are focused on getting through the current crisis.

Source: bd News24 December 21, 2020 06:56 UTC