The magnitude of the West’s dependence on China for medical supplies cannot be overstated. From medicine, to surgical instruments and supplies, medical clothing, IV bags and tubes, thermometers, syringes, etc., etc. I have no idea about more expensive diagnostic machinery such as xrays, blood testing centrifuges, MR1s, radiation therapy machines ... I expect there are some domestic manufacturers of these more expensive items, but I don’t think we have full information about the extent of your vulnerability. This has been a wake up call in so many ways. Thank goodness that America has a. President who acknowledges the threat and is taking bold actions to correct the situation.
“Thank goodness that America has a. President who acknowledges the threat”
And IIRC, Trump has been warning about this problem for MANY years before the presidency was a glimmer in his eye — maybe 15 or 20 years.
Yeah. Try to find a bandaid that is not made in China I couldn’t. Just one example.