About 95 percent of U.S. physicians don’t think the vulnerabilities the COVID-19 pandemic revealed will go away, according to recent survey findings.
Category: Supply Chain
Government to distribute free masks for kids
The federal government is developing plans to distribute free high-quality face masks for children, according to White House officials.
Many physicians don’t trust medical supply chain: 5 survey findings
About 73 percent of U.S. physicians aren’t confident in the supply chain’s ability to deliver safe, quality medicines, according to recent survey findings.
Feds target supply chain collusion schemes
The Justice Department and FBI have enacted a new initiative to detect and prosecute collusive exploitation of supply chain disruptions, the department said Feb. 16.
200 million free COVID-19 tests delivered: 5 notes
About 50 million Americans have received their shipments of free rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government since mid-January, officials said Feb. 16.
Nonprofit names 2021 ‘Heroes of the Supply Chain’
Healthcare Ready, a national nonprofit organization, announced its 2021 “Heroes of the Supply Chain” honorees this week.
10 systems, companies seeking supply chain talent
Ten health systems or healthcare companies have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Viewpoint: It’s time to make respirators that fit everyone
Respirators need to be redesigned to fit everyone well, Saralyn Mark, MD, wrote for The Hill Feb. 16.
3M sees mask demand, sales growth slowingÂ
The demand for masks has slowed as the COVID-19 pandemic eases, leading manufacturer 3M to see a likely reduction in growth by 2 percentage points this year, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
China’s ‘zero-COVID-19’ strategy could disturb global supply chain
China’s ‘zero-COVID-19’ policy, which institutes strict lockdowns in the face of local outbreaks, could lead to global supply chain disruptions, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
