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Re:Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns by mopsi on Friday June 05, 2020 @04:07PM (#23433327)
> * We need to preserve the supply of surgical masks for at-risk healthcare workers.

Do hospitals get their stocks from hardware stores in boxes of ten? As much as I've seen, they buy from large distributors who prioritize government agencies and often don't serve individual consumers at all.

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Re:Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns by Retric on Friday June 05, 2020 @04:15PM (#23433426)
Many sent people to hardware stores etc to buy masks.
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Re:Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns by mopsi on Friday June 05, 2020 @04:34PM (#23433649)
No doubt, but knowing how much PPE my local hospital goes through in a week, it's difficult to believe that hardware stores etc would any significant impact on PPE availability. The most commonly sold type (FFP1) isn't even allowed in hospital settings.
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