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To: US Department of Health and Human Services
Immediate Release of National Protective Equipment Stockpiles to Hospitals
Release much-needed personal protective equipment IMMEDIATELY to hospitals and front-line medical care providers battling COVID 19. Get protective equipment such as N-95 masks, face shields, gowns and gloves to front-line care providers NOW before more exposures occur and providers become infected, becoming casualties instead of medical care providers.
Why is this important?
If the health care providers get sick the capacity to deliver medical care collapses and many thousands will die. IMMEDIATE release of supplies is required as hospitals are already facing large numbers of infected patients and are running out of protective equipment. Staff exposures now means loss of health care capacity later when then the patient numbers will be even higher. Releasing equipment after medical care providers have been exposed is too late; then the future loss of medical care providers will be imminent.