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Thought that was a supply issue, for face masks - presume N95s - 3M has

ramped up production and will be able to produce a (B)illion a year 'ceptin' someone was predicting we'd need 3 billion a year.

In other news, since I have nothing else to do, was cleaning up and found a couple masks I used for sanding drywall, sawing wood etc.

In response to this post by capitals1

Posted: 03/22/2020 at 11:09AM

So will hospitals run out of supplies? -- capitals1 03/22/2020 10:53AM

Heres the questions i would have: 1) back when H1N1 was around, how many -- ColoVT82 03/22/2020 2:32PM

They already are -- MAHokie69 03/22/2020 1:05PM

Your Federal Leadership. The rabbit hole we are going down will be deep. ** -- UTPr0sim 03/22/2020 1:02PM

FEMA is lying through their teeth ** -- FfxStationHokie 03/22/2020 12:41PM

To what degree is FEMA responsible? Not an argumentative question -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 12:32PM

Each state is obtaining their own -- capitals1 03/22/2020 3:43PM

The concept of FEMA may be the failure. When gubmint orgs are -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 4:05PM

FEMA's role in Public Health and Medical Services was replaced by the... -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 6:23PM

More bureaucratic layers. Grand scheme. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 6:33PM

We're from the gubment and we're here to help you. 😊 ** -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 6:52PM

Yep. We completed the two Pope series earlier today. Whew.🪐🔥🙏🏻 ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 6:58PM

🤔 We may get a new season...Another Pope? 😊 ** -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 7:44PM

FEMA isn't a response agency, they are a coordinating agency... -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 2:44PM

I always think of FEMA being the ones who step in when normal supply chains -- HokieSignGuy 03/22/2020 2:01PM

Military has tons ** -- Stork 03/22/2020 11:44AM

If so they need to use it. ** -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:58AM

They did, I think they donated 3M kits or something like that -- `lag 03/22/2020 12:10PM

Hospital ship headed to NY in early April due to scheduled maintenance ** -- Brown Water 03/22/2020 12:13PM

Right, mid-April. Point stands military is responding... -- `lag 03/22/2020 12:16PM

Domestic military hospitals are already assisting. ** -- Stork 03/22/2020 12:09PM

Thought that was a supply issue, for face masks - presume N95s - 3M has -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:09AM

If it is a supply problem -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:18AM

Oh, I agree -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:29AM

Gov't is famous for having committees and doing studies-> -- HOKIERIT 03/22/2020 11:58AM

They become sclerotic -- `lag 03/22/2020 12:07PM

Ghost busters line to the effect "we have to -- capitals1 03/22/2020 12:03PM

You'd have to consider shelf life, so in order to have a pandemic volume -- Hokie360 03/22/2020 11:45AM

Agreed, I'm aware of that even for things I stock up on. -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:57AM

Ultimately we have ourselves to blame -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:35AM

Oh yeah, I had the same hubris -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:44AM

Apparently only in New York City ** -- Bburg Native 03/22/2020 11:08AM

Not true at all. ** -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:19AM

Deblasio will take care of it. ** -- Hockey Dad 03/22/2020 11:17AM

When he's done shedding blame. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 12:33PM

"shedding" interesting word there ** -- `lag 03/22/2020 4:01PM

Or gets back from the Y...he's something. ** -- Hockey Dad 03/22/2020 12:53PM

Thought that was a supply issue, for face masks - presume N95s - 3M has

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