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CBS News - U.S. Faces Nitrile Glove Shortage Ahead of National COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that "availability constraints continue with certain PPE" including nitrile gloves. In hospitals, medical clinics, and doctor's offices across America the need for personal protective equipment, or PPE, has not waned since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Requisite items including N95 respirators, gowns, and nitrile gloves have seen dramatic price increases since March as demand surged and supply levels lagged. A result of the raging COVID-19 pandemic. The increased global demand for PPE led to a flood of entrepreneurs entering the marketplace with little experience. This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Lesley Stahl and...
