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Why we need a strategic national stockpile for PPE | Opinion

The current PPE shortage is by no means the first break down of a lean supply chain.

A sign indicating PPE pick-up and drop-off at a warehouse in Glen Mills, Delaware County on Friday, May 1, 2020. Battelle was awarded a contract by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide N95 decontamination at no charge.
A sign indicating PPE pick-up and drop-off at a warehouse in Glen Mills, Delaware County on Friday, May 1, 2020. Battelle was awarded a contract by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide N95 decontamination at no charge.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Christian Terwiesch, Kevin B. Mahoney, and Kevin G. Volpp, For The Inquirer
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