Personal protective gear shortage worries health care workers

Doctors, nurses and surgeons are at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But what happens they run low on personal protective equipment, or PPE's?

[rogerrathbun]

As a boiler operator I know steam will kill everything it touches and is used in a lot of sterilization processes . Has anyone in the medical field thought of steam cleaning their masks and gowns for reuse ? If your in the medical field please pass this idea on .If heat supposedly kills the virus, steam is the perfect choice every hospital has a boiler .

[waylandjennings]

The fact that medical personnel can' t protect themselves is fcking ridiculous. They should walk off the job and see what happens. Bet ppe would be brought in really quickly then!

[SFCGIJOE-klmw]

It's hard to stockpile in your own country when every label you read when buying something says "Made in China" We could have been doing well off making itmes ourselves and creating many more jobs however, we rely HEAVILY on a country that sees us an an enemy to produce good to be sold in great numbers in our own country. It's sad to say but we are feeling what that has done to our country now.

[VintageReplay]

Where is the concern for the people providing essentials at grocery stores, Target, and Walmart for example. These workers are putting themselves and families at risk for very little money! They are doing this without the personnel protection equipment!