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Some U.S. states are trashing troves pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
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Some U.S. states are trashing troves pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
Wed, 2023-12-20 06:53 — mike kraft...
With expiration dates passing and few requests to tap into the stockpile, Ohio auctioned off 393,000 gowns for just $2,451 and ended up throwing away another 7.2 million, along with expired masks, gloves and other materials. The now expiring supplies had cost about $29 million in federal money.
A similar reckoning is happening around the country. Items are aging, and as a deadline to allocate federal COVID-19 cash approaches next year, states must decide how much to invest in maintaining warehouses and supply stockpiles.
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