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Stockpiles should include more than vaccines and anti-virals, says Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
"Today we have a just-in-time delivery system for masks, syringes, for IV bags," he says. "Most people don't realize that 80% of the drugs we use in this country come from offshore. Right now, the two manufacturers of N95 masks in this country are operating on 100% capacity. They have no surge capacity. We will run out quickly of all these things. And at that time, we'll be dealing with the equivalent of a 1918 health care system." link