[CodeToad]

From a presentation I do on this type of topic:

• SNS is a federal stockpile of medical supplies and medicines
• Controlled by CDC and distributed in emergencies
• Not enough doses for everyone; only “a few cities”
• Stocks only medicines for “high risk” issues; anthrax, plague
• Not for common diseases
• Designed only to “supplement” local supplies
• Not for commercial distribution
• Less than 5% is available within 12 hours
• Requires distribution channels to be operative

[Lurker]

See post 19.

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[Ozark Tom]

The time factor of responding to a widespread medical emergency doesn’t agree with the premise of a central stockpile having a suitable support response. The stockpile is not applicable as support to an emergency just anywhere in the country.

If a list of pre-selectees were evacuated to suitable compounds, then logistics of support would be more manageable.

[DUMBGRUNT]

How do they rotate stock?

Hold until ex date then dump?

Halfway to ex date then sell cheap to China?

Better if Cardinal Health or even Walmart maintained extra inventory.
Yes this could only happen if managed by Marc Mezvinsky or some senators spawn.???