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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFeds ship 22,000 non functioning masks to Michigan
Bridge magazine reports 22,000 masks were destroyed after 2,000 were found to be faulty. They report similar incidents have occurred in other states.
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Feds ship 22,000 non functioning masks to Michigan (Original Post)
gibraltar72
Apr 2020
OP
Jared keeps the good stuff for his store. The broken stuff ventillators etc. is what they actually
gibraltar72
Apr 2020
#11
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)1. Donald Trump trying to kill our frontline healthcare workers
as usual
gibraltar72
(7,511 posts)2. Oh youse wanted the good masks. I have to ask you a favor though.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)7. Is putin happy yet?
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
DBoon
(22,397 posts)3. link?
gibraltar72
(7,511 posts)5. I don't do links
Bridge Magazine as I stated.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)6. About 2,000 of the masks were distributed to health care workers
https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2020/04/14/surgical-masks-unusable-university-michigan/2982410001/
About 22,000 surgical masks shipped from the federal government's strategic national stockpile to the University of Michigan in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic are not usable, and have had to be removed from Michigan Medicine's inventory.
Mary Masson, a spokeswoman for the Ann Arbor-based health system, said a shipment of 22,000 ear-loop surgical masks arrived last week from the federal stockpile, which was created to boost state and local supplies during public health emergencies.
About 2,000 of the masks were distributed to health care workers, Masson said, but "we found them to be less durable and so have removed as many as possible from inventory and are not distributing the rest.
About 22,000 surgical masks shipped from the federal government's strategic national stockpile to the University of Michigan in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic are not usable, and have had to be removed from Michigan Medicine's inventory.
Mary Masson, a spokeswoman for the Ann Arbor-based health system, said a shipment of 22,000 ear-loop surgical masks arrived last week from the federal stockpile, which was created to boost state and local supplies during public health emergencies.
About 2,000 of the masks were distributed to health care workers, Masson said, but "we found them to be less durable and so have removed as many as possible from inventory and are not distributing the rest.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)4. Masks aren't that complicated...did the rubber bands break?
mopinko
(70,206 posts)8. that's what i saw reported.
they do expire, and the date is right there, big as life.
apparently the cupboards were well stocked, but nobody bothered to maintain it.
Docreed2003
(16,875 posts)9. "Why can't these governors be thankful for what we sent them?"
"They ask for masks we gave them masks...next time maybe they'll be more appreciative and we'll get them the non-expired ones."
Smdh...this is the reality we're all living through
DBoon
(22,397 posts)10. Here is the Link which the OP poster would not provide
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-medicine-22000-coronavirus-surgical-masks-feds-dont-work
As a courtesy to those who want to see the original article
As a courtesy to those who want to see the original article
gibraltar72
(7,511 posts)11. Jared keeps the good stuff for his store. The broken stuff ventillators etc. is what they actually
send out.