The combination of product recalls, rising prices and supply chain issues have particularly affected the availability of formula distributed through the federally funded women, infants and children (WIC) program.
“It’s been impossible to get our hands on it, and the only ones we can fine online, people price-gouged,” Whitesides said. “There were two cases on Ebay, which is eight cans, that was going for $800.”
With empty shelves sparking growing panic among parents, nonprofits and informal groups are working over time to source unused formula and offer alternatives to parents. Still, the latest market analysis shows the severity of the problem.showing that the nationwide out-of-stock rate for baby formula was 43 percent. Compare that with the first half of 2021, when the shortage rate for formula was between 2 to 8 percent.
Alsan Bellard, a pediatrician and chief medical officer at Community of Hope, which serves underinsured and uninsured patients in D.C., said his patients have still been able to get formula but have had to work harder to get it. “It’s really critical for their growth and development that they are able to access the nutrition that they need,” Dooley said.
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