Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags?
by suby on Friday April 10, 2020 @05:55AM
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I imagine you're going to want coordination so that states are not competing with each other to purchase ventilators / PPE / whatever else they need. Otherwise you're going to drive up the price for everyone. There's certainly an argument to be had that the federal government preventing states from acting can be costly, but I do think you need some level of coordination in order to prevent waste on a massive scale.
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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags?
by toasterlovin on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:54PM
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But the demand is worldwide. Surely a single state negotiating on its own is irrelevant in comparison to the fact that every single country on earth is trying to procure supplies at a level never before experienced.