Posted on 02/06/2020 1:02:04 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently warned of the “grave” situation posed by the “accelerating spread” of the coronavirus in China. Xi’s frank warnings were unusual for the seniormost official of the Chinese Communist Party and reveal the depth of the concern at the highest levels of the country’s leadership.
While many are rightfully concerned about stopping the virus, few are focused on the fact that the more it spreads, the more the U.S. ability to treat any Americans who are stricken is vulnerable to the tender mercies of the Chinese Communist Party because of a strategic shift in health care that occurred without debate or decision in Washington.
Everything from antibiotics to chemotherapy drugs, from antidepressants to Alzheimer’s medications to treatments for HIV/AIDS, are frequently produced by Chinese manufacturers. What’s more, the most effective breathing masks and the bulk of other personal protective equipment — key to containing the spread of coronavirus and protecting health care workers — and even the basic syringe are largely made in China. The basic building blocks of U.S. health care are now under Xi’s control.
As Rosemary Gibson, author and health care expert noted, the United States does not produce its own penicillin anymore — the last U.S. based penicillin production facility closed in 2004. Of course, antibiotics may not do any good against the coronavirus, but they may be needed to deal with a related sickness, just as flu often leads to respiratory infections.
This makes the U.S. acutely vulnerable for several reasons.
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Don,
Chinese people #1
Others not
That’s the way your fortune cookie crumbles.
Xi
“...What’s more, the most effective breathing masks ... ...are largely made in China....”
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3M’s N95 respirators/masks are proudly made in the US.
Economics is one form of Foreign Entanglements that George Washington warned us against.
We need high protective tariffs, that help insure that most things America needs are made here.
With materials from China.
Not kidding.
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Well along our way to becoming “(blank1) tests (blank2) unhealthy reliance on China for (blank3)”.
All imports (especially drugs) need to be visibly marked with country of origin. None of this “packed by” Walgreens, Kroger etc.
You thank our feds for PREVENTING the labeling of our drugs.
Totally agree.
Everything that’s marked ‘distributed by’ is suspect.
Concur.
Are you racist? The old image of China making junk goods is sadly out of date.
A lot of it is well made and durable.
America needs to be self reliant on a good many things.
Fortunately we have a President who is working hard towards that very thing.
We need to make more things ourselves even when I appreciate people in other lands working hard to give us a better quality of life.
...and they are always sold out where I live.
A few weeks ago I was told by FDA scientist that none of our prescription drugs are made in China. (other countries,yes)
Nonprescription is another story.
Last year, China accounted for 95 percent of U.S. imports of ibuprofen, 91 percent of U.S. imports of hydrocortisone, 70 percent of U.S. imports of acetaminophen, 40 to 45 percent of U.S. imports of penicillin and 40 percent of U.S. imports of heparin, according to Commerce Department data. In all, 80 percent of the U.S. supply of antibiotics are made in China.
In all, 80 percent of the U.S. supply of antibiotics are made in China
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/20/policymakers-worry-china-drug-exports-088126
“Totally agree.
Everything that’s marked ‘distributed by’ is suspect.”
Absolutely.
It angers me to no end that I can’t find out the source of items and am effectively denied the choice of origin.
“Totally agree.
Everything that’s marked ‘distributed by’ is suspect.”
Absolutely.
It angers me to no end that I can’t find out the source of items and am effectively denied the choice of origin.
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