Episode 1227 • • 34:08 - 36:23
1227: Boozing and Beefing
Medical Mask Shortages, China Supply Chain and Construction Stockpiles
The shortage of medical masks in the U.S. is attributed to a reliance on Chinese manufacturing, with reports that China withheld supplies during the initial outbreak. U.S. construction companies are being granted liability waivers to donate their stockpiles of N95 masks to hospitals as manufacturers retool to produce ventilators.