Andrew Henry on Nostr: ` Three weeks after Hurricane Helene, the frantic hunt for critical, basic medical ...
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Three weeks after Hurricane Helene, the frantic hunt for critical, basic medical products continues. The storm knocked out production at Baxter Inc.’s North Cove plant in North Carolina, which reportedly produced some 60% of the US supply of IV fluids.
That scramble is becoming too familiar. When Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in 2017, the damage to a Baxter plant that made small IV bags led to a shortage...
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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-26/iv-shortage-after-hurricane-helene-reveals-a-bigger-problem
https://archive.ph/7Gw6O#selection-1681.0-1697.62
Three weeks after Hurricane Helene, the frantic hunt for critical, basic medical products continues. The storm knocked out production at Baxter Inc.’s North Cove plant in North Carolina, which reportedly produced some 60% of the US supply of IV fluids.
That scramble is becoming too familiar. When Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in 2017, the damage to a Baxter plant that made small IV bags led to a shortage...
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#ClimateCrisis
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-26/iv-shortage-after-hurricane-helene-reveals-a-bigger-problem
https://archive.ph/7Gw6O#selection-1681.0-1697.62