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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 4414949" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>The <em>Washington Examiner</em>, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/los-angeles-times-and-bloomberg-news-federal-stockpile-of-n95-masks-was-depleted-under-obama-and-never-restocked" target="_blank">citing</a> Bloomberg News and the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, reported Monday that the Obama administration used millions of N95 masks in the fight against the H1N1 virus in 2009, but did not replace them:</p><p></p><p>The national shortage of N95 respirator masks can be traced back to 2009 after the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, when the Obama administration was advised to replenish a national stockpile but did not, according to reports from<em> Bloomberg News</em> and the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</p><p></p><p>…</p><p></p><p>A federally backed task force and a safety equipment organization both recommended to the Obama administration that the stockpile be replenished of the 100 million masks used after the H1N1 outbreak, according to the <em><a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-20/disaster-foretold-shortages-ventilators-medical-supplies-warned-about" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a></em>.</p><p></p><p>Charles Johnson, president of the International Safety Equipment Association, said that advice was never heeded.</p><p></p><p>…</p><p></p><p><em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-makes-face-masks-covid-19-shields-from-office-supplies" target="_blank">Bloomberg News</a></em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-makes-face-masks-covid-19-shields-from-office-supplies" target="_blank"> reported similar findings</a> last week, noting, “after the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, which triggered a nationwide shortage of masks and caused a 2- to 3-year backlog orders for the N95 variety, the stockpile distributed about three-quarters of its inventory and didn’t build back the supply.”</p><p>.............................................................................</p><p>Before anyone starts blaming Trump for the shortage or why didn't he replenish the equipment. You have to remember that only an idiot would think Trump was back briefed on a request going back to 2009 when he took office in 2017.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 4414949, member: 12952"] The [I]Washington Examiner[/I], [URL='https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/los-angeles-times-and-bloomberg-news-federal-stockpile-of-n95-masks-was-depleted-under-obama-and-never-restocked']citing[/URL] Bloomberg News and the [I]Los Angeles Times[/I], reported Monday that the Obama administration used millions of N95 masks in the fight against the H1N1 virus in 2009, but did not replace them: The national shortage of N95 respirator masks can be traced back to 2009 after the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, when the Obama administration was advised to replenish a national stockpile but did not, according to reports from[I] Bloomberg News[/I] and the [I]Los Angeles Times[/I]. … A federally backed task force and a safety equipment organization both recommended to the Obama administration that the stockpile be replenished of the 100 million masks used after the H1N1 outbreak, according to the [I][URL='https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-20/disaster-foretold-shortages-ventilators-medical-supplies-warned-about']Los Angeles Times[/URL][/I]. Charles Johnson, president of the International Safety Equipment Association, said that advice was never heeded. … [I][URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-makes-face-masks-covid-19-shields-from-office-supplies']Bloomberg News[/URL][/I][URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-makes-face-masks-covid-19-shields-from-office-supplies'] reported similar findings[/URL] last week, noting, “after the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, which triggered a nationwide shortage of masks and caused a 2- to 3-year backlog orders for the N95 variety, the stockpile distributed about three-quarters of its inventory and didn’t build back the supply.” ............................................................................. Before anyone starts blaming Trump for the shortage or why didn't he replenish the equipment. You have to remember that only an idiot would think Trump was back briefed on a request going back to 2009 when he took office in 2017. [/QUOTE]
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